Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-03
INDIANA MILITIA OUT.

A Strong Force Of Soldiers, with eat
ling Guns, Has Gone 20 Cannelburg.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June Eff
Teen companies Of the State militia and
4 squad Of artillerymen, with a gat-
ling gun, have gone TO Cannelburg
ana Sheldon to suppress the riot
ing OF the striking coal miners.
-Four Indianapolis com mpanies, three OF
artillery and one company from Ander-
son, under command Of Adjutant Gen
raj Robbins, left here at = o'clock to-
night for Cannelburg. Tney will be
Joined at Seymour by other companies.
The strikers are defiant and trouble is
anticipated.
"A uShelburne, the situation Is serious.
The sheriff attempted, with the AS
slstauce OF strong posse, TO move
coal cars sids-tracked there, but was
driven away by the strikers. The news
OF the Governors ordering out the
militia was received with defiance and
the strikers declared that they were
prepared 90 whip any force she Cover
nor might send. They are armed and
il is said are well supplied with giant
powder, with which they threaten TO
blow up any train which
ATTEMPTS TO BRING SOLDIERS
into their midst Col. w. j. Mckee, OF
this city, has left for Shelburne. He
will meet companies comprising about
300 men. They come from Terre Haute,
Brazil, Vincennes, Washington, Prince
ton and Evansville. The feeling
at Terre Haute, point
in touch with the miners
troubles, is that the force ordered out is
Inefficient and that bloodshed cannot be
avoided. The Cannelburg strikers car
ried things 10 a high handed manner
until the report Of the troops being or
derdered out reached them, when they
teIegraphed the Governor that they had
been grossly misreprsseuted and that
there was no
NEED OF THE MILITIA.
1t is believed that this was a russ 10
uoStUone the arrival OF the militia until
other mischief could be done. When
1.-The militia arrived here, the railroad
began 20 repair she damage done its
: BACKS The Nandaiia company sue
ceeded in getting fifteen cars Of coal
through Brazil yesterday. The strikers
are reported TO be quiet at this point,
but determined TO allow no coal 20 be
moved.
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE sTBIREES.
Sullivan, IND, June 3.-Sheriff
Mills, upon instructions OF the Gov
ernor, is endeavOriug 90 collect a posse
OF fifty deputies 20 go TO Sheiourn, SIX
miles away, 20 move the coal trains.
The sheriff Is having a hard time 20 Sc
cure men aud merchants aud clerks are
taking 70 the woods 10 avoid service.
The sympathy Of the citizens is geuer-
ally with the miners.
TIRE GLoUsrER MINERS.
COLUMBUS, O., June 2.-The miners
at GIouster, Ohio, having no CORES
pondent. ask John Mcbride TO SET them
right before the country as TO the stop
ming of the II. g. O. c. Is. K. trains of
coal. They say the railroad men them
selves refused 70 haul any mere coal
mined by nOn-uniOn miners and told the
Sheriff of Athens county so, but never.
tbsless he wired Governor Mckinley
for help. We have paid strict attention
m the directions Of Nur national officials
and are determined 70 win without re-
sorting 20 unlnyfulsmeaas. The letter
~ Mr.. McBridl lis duly signed by the
miners local officials. Advices TO
miners national headquarters from a
dozen places in Missouri, Kentucky,
Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, In
lana, Pennsylvania, speak Of standing
firm.
WILL NOT WORK MONDAY.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 2.-For
, week a dozen men have been at work
=, the coal banks. Yesterday evening
zoo strikers when the men came out,
o,eped fire on them. Forty shots were
Sod but no one was hurt. The men
viII not 90 TO work Monday.
NoRFoLK 4 WESTERNS BIG SHIPMENTS.
NoRFoLK, VA. June 2.-The Nor
foIt and Western Rail way shipped 20S,-
600 tons of coal from this port during
Nv. being the largest months ship
ment ln she history OF the "oad.
sEARcHINe TRAINS FOR COAL
cuubcorHE, O., JunA As,-Ths r. &
O. south western train No 50 was stop