The herald., 1894-05-25

ing tho uaV, ana e1ortlY after midnight
decided that the troops must be called
ont, Sheriff Taylor of La Sale wired at
IL O'Clock that the situation was very
serious, and that the force OF deputies
was unable to cope with the rioters, and
that mob had surrounded the hotel in
which he Was lying wounded. Sheriff
Helm OF Centralia sent similar report.
Orders are now being telegraphed for
five companies OF the Fourth infantry to
report at Centrslia and four companies
OF the Seventh to rel port at La Sale in
the morning.
Sheriff Taylor of La Sale, in his
appeal for aid, says there are 1000 or
5000 miners at Spring Valley, Seaton-
vile and Ladd, who are likely to come
to La Sale at any time and destroy
property.
Mayor Atcheson wires that mob has
released one OF the strikers from the
Jail
Sheriff Taylor wires later: "The
strikers are running riot. Send troops
at once"
La SALE, H., May %. 2 a. m.-Word
has just been received that Spring Val
lev has organized armed men and sent
them 10 La Sale in response to call
from the strikers here, 800 men. They
are now on the march, and are expected
in the morning. They come to liberate
the prisoners taken in the riot. 1t was
said the sheriff's life would be taken,
and he was removed to Ottawa late to-
night in closed carriage.
The fight occurred this afternoon
when great crowd OF miners began to
crowd about the shaft. Sheriff Taylor
warned them they must keep back, but
the mob, with wild shout. rushed for
ward, throwing a volley of bricks and
stones at the deputies. Sheriff Taylor
gave the order to fire in the air and the
mob scattered, but seeing the deputies
fire at blank space, they rushed in again,
this time firing revolvers accom- panied by
another shower Of rocks, and for little
while there was hand to hand battle
between the deputies and strikers. In
the melee Sheriff Taylor was knocked
down and badly beaten and kicked. He
has severe cash oo his forehead and
is badly bruised. Deputy Sheriff John
Dwyer and Thomas Hoolihah were
wounded bv bullets fred by the strik-
ers. Dwyer was shot in the thigh and
Hoolhan has bullet in his groin. The
injuries of the latter are serious and
may result fatally.
The mob that liberated tho man from
Jail is composed of about 1900 men and
is made up of desperate characters. who
will stop at nothing. One of the wild
eat scenes WAS that which followed the
liberation of the man from Jail. The
mob marched down First street with the
rescued man ahead. amid cries of "Vive
PAmsrchie" and similar expressions. de
fed the respectable citizens, and shout
D1 1aHo 70 In off
SPRING Valley, ILL.,, May 24.-A Pol
ish striker was arrested and locked UP
this afternoon for rioting. In the even
ing mob of infuriated Poles and Ital
ians marched to the jail and Liberated
the prisoner. Later the police attem pit
ed to arrest the leaders in the Poisl
district. but they were set upon by an
other gang armed with knives and mis-
siles. Two officers were wounded
Mayor Jack has issued orders to the
police not TO make the arrests until the
excitement has died out. The knights
of Labor have posted circular urging
the strikers to keep within the bounds
of the law.
CENTRALIA, ILL.,, May 24.-Five hun
dred striking miners from the Duquoin
and st. Johns mines arrived here today
| on freight train and at the Big -Four
mine, operated by Potenger & Davis,
demolished the machinery, filled the
shaft with about 10 feet of debris and
smashed ell the windows. The total
damage is estimated at $4,000. The Big
Four mines have been running with
about 80 men, who yesterday refused
to come out at the request of the
local committee. The strike left the
city on foot for Odin, eight miles
north, to shut down the mine there.
The sheriffs swore in 30 dpeuties, who
equipped with Winchesters from the
armory here. left for Odin on special
train. The miners are armed with pis.
tolls and plenty of ammunition.
SANDovAL, ILL.,, May 24.-Two hundred
striking miners arrived from Centra
Iowa today. Soon afterwards Sheriff
Helm and 100 deputies arrived on 6
special train. The strikers voted to ge
to Odin. The miners are not working
here.