The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-06


leased within short time. Briggs had war
rants In his pocket for seventeen strikers
He only found one he wanted, J. A. Cum
mings, an engineer at the big mine. The
arrested men claimed that those who stole
and burned the coal cars were at the cave
at o'clock, but having been warned of the
soldiers approach. had fed. most of them
starting for Clay county. only a few miles
distant. The village is poverty stricken and
almost without provisions. the families hav-
ing lived precarious lives for several weeks.
The slate at the village groggery is COW
cred and recovered with accounts "chalked
up" There are no coal cars at the place
and operations at the mines, which are
worked by machinery, are suspended
One soldier, in searching for miners.
knocked at the cabin of Mrs. Samuel
Schneider, a corpulent woman. who re-
sented the intrusion by polxing an old
fashioned pistol in the young mans face.
requesting him to retire. and without
further parleying he retired.
At 2:3O the bugle sounded for the march
and the companies fell in to return. the
column stringing out two abreast. For
over two hours the weary tramp continued;
upon reaching the train the troops re-em-
at each end, bowled back to Farmersburg.
Just before the train moved, Cummings,
the man arrested. was allowed to go free.
although Deputy Sheriff Brggs's action
was not known by General Mckee until
Cummings had started away. Briggs said
he was not positive that Cummings was
the man wanted. When Briggs bade the
miners adieu at Alum Cave he shouted
oIaa Incl To ic
that Briggs had TO be very careful in max
ing arrests, as a mistake might bring about
complications. The warrants charge riot
Gus conspiracy in capturing the coal cars
on Monday night.
MORE DYNAMITE USED.
The attempt of the strikers to blow up
the militia train with dynamite Monday
afternoon was supplemented this morning
by plan equally as diabolical, and now
and again was a great disaster averted by
a most fortunate discovery. The miners
are SO desperate that the taking of human
lives is deliberately planned. Dynamite
was used in an attempt to wreck passenger
train No. g. south bound. at Shelburn, the
hotbed of the wly-deyeloped anarchy, at
o'clock this morning. The engine of the
passenger train carries an electric head
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gineer saw that tie track had been dis
turbed a few yards south of Shelburn. He
reversed and put on the brakes, but before
the train stopped passed safely over the
broken track. The trainmen went back and
found that a frog had been completely
shattered by dynamite, but, singularly
enough, the wheels were supported in pass
ing the danger by the frog guard rails,
which had not been entirely loosened by the
explosive Fifty or more miners stood
about the station while the train was there
The engineer then proceeded very cautious
ly until the limit of the mining region was
passed. Trainmen afterward repaired the
frog.
Tne policy of the rioters is now apparent.
They are keeping away from the militia,
preferring TO commit their depredations and
then change the scene of operations before
soldiers can come up. 1t will be difficult
for the militia to stop the trouble as long
as this snealxing deviltry continues, unless
wholesale arrests are made by squads. The
coSaty authorities are weak and indecisive,
and IL was rumored tonight that the Gov
ernor will take further action. The depu-
tizing of Briggs to accompany General Nc
Kee has caused much speculation, and Ii
is stated the sheriff Will take no further
part in the campaign against the miners.
The strike in this region has already cost
the State $1,000, perhaps. and the cost will
average at least $1,000 a day as long as
troops are kept here. AS result of this
great outlay of money, three men are under
arrest in Daviess county and five in Sulli-
van county. This is rather costly work in
the shrievality way.
The situation is alarming. and the citizens
in the county are aware of it,
Tonight General Mckee sent the Second
Regiment and the Light Artillery, with
the Gatling gun, TO Shelburn, under COM
mand of Colonel Ross General Mckee,
with the First Regiment, went to Ebenezer
graveyard. while companies A, and F re-
main here. In this manner it is expected
the trains can be kept running. G. L. p.