The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-05
r emainder Of the Indianapolis Light
Artillery and Gatling Gun Sent
to the Scene of the Trouble.
M'KEE TO HAVE 700 MEN
Reserve Force Of 500 More Ready
to Start on Short Notice.
Effort to Remove the Weakened
Sheriff-What the Governor Says.
Situation at Cannelburg and Brazil.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


TERRE HAUTE. Ind, June 4.-The
militia, under command of Brigadier Gen.
eral Mckee. of indianapolis, had close
call this afternoon about O'Clock south of
Farmersburg. the Evansville & Terre
Haute road. and 1t was providential per-
haps that the loss of many lives of In
diana troops was averted. -Four pounds of
dynamite were placed on the track just
ahead of a special militia train. and to
the brushing of the fuse from the rail by
the engine pilot or wheels is to be at
tributed the escape.
The afternoon was full OF exciting Incl
dents. and it is apparent that the militia
in body will hardly be able to cope with
bushwhacking miners unless wholesale ar
Twice to-day did the troops pursue the
strikers. making. On account of the disad-
vantage to which the soldiers were put,
only one capture. DIR. F. G. Stunkard, a
major of the First Regiment, living at
Terre Haute. had regular duel with enc
of the dynamiters, and several ether militia
men also fired. So bold were the strikers
that they wedged ties In the track and
captured a freight train. although three
hundred soldiers were on a train scarcely
fifteen minutes journey away
BOASTS OF THE MINERS.
General Mckee was at Sullivan with his
command at noon. Reports reached Sheriff
Mills that miners had not only stopped
trains at SheIburn after the militia left,
ther demonstrations. Shortly before 8
o'clock the Terre Haute and Brazil COM
panies, returning from Cannelburg On
freight train by way of Vincennes. reached
Sullivan, and their coach was attached to
a train which General Mckee had ready
to start for SheIburn. The freight, in
cluding several coal cars. was then sent
ahead, the militia train following fifteen
minutes behind. Sheriff Mills had war
rants for the arrest Of several leaders. At
Shelburn there was a considerable crowd at
interfere with the freight. as the militia
train was close behind. Jeers and taunts
from women had little effect on the SOL
diers After parading the troops General
Mckee called them to the train, which set
out TO follow the freight that had al
ready preceded the militia to Farmersburg.
Boasts were made by the miners at Shell
burn that the soldiers would be very sorry
If they proceeded further
At Ebenezers graveyard, small ceme-
terry south of Farmersburg. engineer Dye,
OF the freight train. saw dozens of cross
ties wedged across the tracks and he pulled
up within fifty yards Of the danger. Fifty
or more heads bobbed up over the hedge
along the cemetery, and there was a unison
OF yells. but the yells quickly subsided.
the grade. Booming anvils. stationed
every few miles, had warned the miners Of
the soldiers approach. and yet so bold
were these that they had little fear for
soldiers only half mile away.
TOOK TO THE WOODS
When the militia train halted the miners
took to the woods to the east Of the track.
and General Mckee sent a battalion at
double quick and on skirmish line after
advantage and the soldiers were too heavi-