New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
MORE MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
A SERIOUS SITUATION IN ILLINOIS

| OPERATIONS CRIPPLED BY THE STRIKERS.
Springfield. Ill, May 26-The Governor at D.
m. ordered five companies OF the 9Th Regiment
to Pana
Pana. ILL.,. May &c This city to-day was in the
widest state Of excitement when the news re-
ceived here that a mob Of 700 strikers from In
| diana had possession Of train at Terre Haute
and that the company would be compelled TO
carry them to Pana. The home guards and
body OF 500 deputies quickly got in readiness
Preparations were made to close the mines and
| place 100 guards around each mine. The miners
were taken out Of the mines by operators to pro-
tect their property. Every citizen was armed
with gun or revolver Mayor Hayward tele-
graphed Governor Altgeid for 300 arms and am
munition
The Governor telegraphed to the Mayor for IN
formation as to how many deputies were sworn
| in and armed
Captain Kitchell ordered out the Home Guards
and deputies and preparations made to give the
| mob battle.
The citizens gathered in groups awaiting the
| arrival of the 700 miners from Indiana. The
| sheriff had fully 500 deputies marshalled in
battle line They were we'll supplied with Win
| chester rifles.
Terre Haute Ind, May 26-The 800 miners who
boarded a big Four train at Grant, and came
10 this city last evening. this morning still
on TOP Of the box cars where they side
| tracked by the company They insisted that they
| would wait until the company took them to
Pana where they called to Join Illinois
strikers in an attempt 10 persuade the men at
work there to Join the strike. superintendent
Neal. Of the big Four" said that he would not
start the train West unless the Terre Haute au-
thorities removed the men from the cars. Mayor
III, tha INV
brought the men here 1t ought to take them
away and advised that the train be moved to
avoid further trouble. The men peaceable
and made no disturbance They insisted that
they had no thought Of capturing a train. Dur
ing the latter part of the night the Big Four"
westbound trains used the Vandaa road through
this city. At Coal Bluff. near Grant, ten miles
east Of here. the big Four has its only coal
ing station between Indianapolis and Mattoon
The miners there this morning prevented the
coalng Of engines, and several trains were
stranded at that point Early this morning
some Of the men called Mayor Ross for food
but he declined to furnish it. Many of the men
had little money. and they shared this and
their purchased lunches with comrades.
The 10 a. m. westbound passenger train passed
through without hindrance. The men did not
get off the tops Of the cars alongside the main
at Coal Bluff where there were 1000 men con-
gregated who insisted that no freight engine
east or west could have coal. Superintendent
Neal telegraphed Sheriff Stout. saying that a
mob Of miners was preventing the company
coaling its engines at Coal Bluff and another at
Terre Haute prevented 1t running trains west
unless the men were carried; that Mayor Ross
was powerless. and he asked the Sheriff for aid.
The Sheriff answered that there was no disorder;
that no warrants had been Issued. and that he
was ready to perform his duty whenever properly
called upon. Mayor Ross received another mes
sage from Neal saying that If he carried the
men to Pana It would result in bloodshed. and
asking the Mayor to persuade the men to con-
sent to be returned home Mayor Ross read the
message to the men and they replied ITO Pana
or bust"
The Mayor telegraphed this to Neal, adding
that the men were orderly; that they were on
board the cars on which the company brought
them here, and that he could do nothing more
The railroad company served formal notices
on the authorities Of the city and county that
they will be held liable for any damage done to
its property All freight trains were annulled
and If passenger trains were bothered. they. too
were to be annulled
President Dunkerly, Of the Indiana organiza-
t,on of United Mine Workers, telegraphed to
dent. asking for his advice and saying the men
would abide by IT.
subscription paper was started by women 10
raise money TO buy food for the men.
Ottawa: ILL.,. May 26.-Deputy Sheriff Hanley
and several deputies went from here 10 Mar
settles to-day to prevent anticipated trouble by
q mob Of strikers from Streator There are
twenty-five miners digging coal FOR the manu-
facturers in that town and they refuse 10 qui'
work The Marseilles miners were promised pro-
lection by the Sheriff and citizens and they con-
tinued to mine coal The committee OF strikers
returned TO Streator, but swear they VIII return
Sunday or Monday with several hundred me"
ord compel the twenty-five miners to come out
NJ the shaft. Fifteen deputy sherins are OH ''e
ground armed with Winchester rifles
rho r,rg,eaders Of the La Sale mob were re-
,oosed today. f. c. Hegeer and George Martin
,oho- loader being suretics on the bond.
70 Saue H. May pa coal train was
,racked at II o'clock last night south OF OsieSpy'
IN the Illinois Central Railroad three inies sou."
% la Sale by a mob OF strikers, who pi'eu rdi'S
across the tracks al point In the ROAD on e''nei
side of which are embanfments fuhy hi'eeh ieet
doc, There Is steep grade at this point ana
the coal train was moving very slowly o'her-
,,,sa the entire train would have been preclpi-
tated over the embankment.
A party Of miners fired on the trainfheh iio"
the woods nearby ana routed them but guarus
were dispatched from La Sale to protect 'he
trainmen while the wreck was being cleared
away II is believed the strikers placed the oo-
struction 10 wreck the coal trains that are carry
ing the product Of nonunion labor from southern
Illinois
spring Valley miners held meeting late last
night 10 hear reports from the La Sale commit
toe who Informed them that La Sale miners were |
onnosed 10 marching to Ottawa 10 liberate lhe lh
nrrsoners there and the Spring Valley men dld
,at come here in a body this morning Hundreds
-. .hnrr, IA ve come the town. however, Dut nOt