Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-08
TROOPS ORDERED HERE To Prevent Violence and Inter-
 ference With Traffic. THEY WILL BE HERE TODAY Governor Jones States to an Age-Herald Reporter His
 Reasons Therefor.
THEY WILL BE HERE TODAY

Governor Jones arrived on the Louisville and Nashville train at midnight, aud after a conference with Sheriff Morrow, Acting Mayor McCartin and others issued orders to Major General Whiting of Mobile to proceed to Birmingham with the First regiment, taking up the Montgomery bat taioD of the Second regiment en route. The troops will arrive on special train sometime today.
 Two companies of batteries will come with the troops.
 Acting Mayor McCartin had made out requisition for troops before the arrival of Governor Jones, and after the consultation between himself, Governor Jones and Sher- if Morrow, all agreed that it would be ad Visable to have them here.
 Governor Jones was seen at his room at the Morris hotel about 1 o'clock by an AGE HERALD reporter to whom he made the following statement:
 The governor said that it was deemed best to take this precaution, in view of the excited condition of the country, and the fact that the embers of the mining strike have not yet died out, and the certainty that sooner or later conflict would arise in the keeping open of the railroads. k The people of Alabama have been great sufferers from the blockade in the west, and are indignant and outraged that the attempt should be made to add to their suffering by closing their own highways, in au issue with which they had nothing to do, and for which they are in no wise re- sponsible, and which does not involve any disputed matter between the railroads and the operatives here.
 The cost of provisions in some of our cities is nearing war prices. Produce on it's way to market is rotting on the way side; hundreds of men have been thrown out of employment; the business of the country partially destroyed and altogether disarranged, and great suffering and mis- cry inflicted upon the poor.
 If this state of things is allowed to con- tinue, mauy portions of Alabama would be subjected to evils as great as those of actual war;. The people of Alabama loudly de- mand that a stop be put to this state of things.
 'sI do not believe that the vast majority of the men on the strike are disposed to lawlessness. l recognize that many of them are honestly doing what they COT ceive to be right under the circumstan ces; but this does not altar the fact that the stopplge of railroads is inflicting untold hardship upon our people. l hope and trust that wise council will prevail, and that no one will attempt to thwart the efforts of the authorities to keep the roads in operation, and that the majority of the strikers will soon realize that they are wronging themselves and the public alike, and will help us to relieve this suffering by returning to work.
 "It is, however, kindness to the evil disposed to let it be known plainly that no lawess interference of any kind will be tolerated with trains or railroad property. The issue is not of the seeking of the peo- pie of Alabama who are innocent of any wrong in the matter, but it has been made and must be met. ''
 The governor did not inform the reporter what other troops would be ordered here, but said that Major General Whiting was a very firm, discreet and distinguished of- ficer of the late war. The local troops here had been on duty so much that the gov ernor did not deem it wise to order them out now, but they and the balance of the state troops would be held in reserve. He believed the presence of the troops would reassure con tidence and that it would be the means of preventing loss of life and bloodshed.