St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-28
A MOB CAPTURES MINONK.
ILLINOIS TOWN. IN POSSESSION OF
Md MINERS,
Situation Critical Around La Sale
Good Results Expected From
Springfield COnference-Color
ado Differences May Be Settled
by Arbitration-Crip Creek
Developments.

La SALE, H., May 27.-Owing to
information received by Sheriff Taylor
this morning that the loud reports heard
late last night were signals for the
massIng of the foreign miners at Spring
Valley to be in readiness to march on
La Sale today, there was considerable
excitement at Camp Matthiessen, and
visitors were carefully scrutlnized, but
tonight all is quiet. 1t is known,
however. that the comrades OF the men
arrested by the troops yesterday are
very angry, and have been organizing
an armed mob to revenge the wrongs
which they claim are being done to
their fellow miners by their detention
by the sheriff. Col. Bennett and his
command are we'll prepared for trouble.
and as an extra precautlon the pickets
were doubled at Z O'Clock this evening.
The men under arrest have many SYM
pathizers in La Sale and Peru, who will
no doubt take part in any concerted
action on the prospect of securing their
release. So far as this city is con-
cerned. it is the universal opinion
that the leaders will use every precau-
ton to keep the foreigners from CON-
mlttlng depredations so long as the
militia are here. SIX of the prisoners
taken by the troops at the instance of
the sheriff, and who were carrying con-
cealed weapons at the time they cap
tured the train at Ladd. were sent out
OF camp this morning and lodged in the
county Jail at Ottawa. They will be
given preliminary examination tonor-
row. Word was received from Minonk
that more riotous miners had taken DOS
session OF the town and stopped trains
on the Illinois Central railroad, which
the officials were obliged to abandon,
also that the sheriff of Woodford county
had telegraphed to Gov. AltgeId for
troops, being unable to control the mob.
1t is thought by the strike leaders, as
we'll as the mine operators here, that the
meeting of 'Mr. Mcbride with the nli-
nois coal miners at Springfield will have
good results. and that a settlement of
the Strike will settle the rioting.
IROOPS ORDERED IL MINONk.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, May 81. - The
sheriff of Woodford county telegraphed
Gov. Altgeld this evening that a mob Of
striking miners is obstrueting coal
traffic on the Illinois Central road; that
he and the municipal authorities have
done all they could and are calling for
help. He had sworn in force of dep.
uties, but had no arms or ammunition
for them. AS the governor had shipped
the last of the rifles in the state armory
to Elmwood this morning OIL requisi-
tion from the mayor of that place. he
ordered two companies of the<F ourth
regiment to start for Minonk at once to
aid the sheriff. All is quiet at Minonk
tonight, but the miners refuse to allow
coal trains to move. The mayor of Elm
wood wired that the town had been Wis
tied twice by mobS of strikers, and that
he Was informed that a much larger
mob would come tomorrow. Col. Ben
nett. at La Sale, wires that all has been
quiet there today and this evening.
Asst. Adjt. Gen. Bayle, at. Pana, wires
that everything is peaceful.
Two companies of troops were with
drawn from Pana tonight. leaving two
at that city. These, it is thought, will
be sufficient to preserve order.