Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-06-08
WORK OF STRIKING MINERS
THEY'RE DESTROYING MUCH
RAILROAD PROPERTY.
Roads Are Blocked And Can
Hope To Move Trains Only by
The Help OF Military-RailrOad
BTidge Burned

MAssILLoN, O., June The Cleveland,
Lorraine and Wheeling railroads made
another nominal effort early this morning
to send out two trains from Wheeling
Greek with II United States marshals
on board, both trains for Bridgeport.
Superintendent Bruner says the only
thing to do now is to bring on the
troops which are concentrated within
easy reach of Wheeling Greek and fight
the trains through.
One of the bridges Just out of Wheeling
has been burned. Yardmaster Dunbar, at
Massillon, has orders to be prepared to
leave with his "rew and all available
passenger coaches to transport militia.
The new Philadelphia militia company
is still surrounded by miners at Canal
dover and prevented from joining its
regiment at Cambridge.
Wheeling creek miners have posted
notices warning the public to remain
away and threatening newspaper re
porters with ducking in the river. They
are organized into three watches, and
have small arms and hundred pounds
of dynamite
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June S.
Arrangements have been made for Sheriff
Bowers to enter Altman on Bull-hill this
morning. The sheriff will be at the head
of detachment of militia while the re-
mander will stay in camp with deputies
at Gillette Two miners were shot and
wounded last night in skirmish near
Gillette by sharp shooters. There has
been firing all night.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June S.-News ar
rived here at II tonight that 500 miners
had gathered at Blue Greek for the pur-
pose of blowing up the mines aud doing
bodily harm to the miners who had re-
placed the strikers. special train was
ordered out and sent to Camp Forney at
Ensley City where the first regiment
of Alabama State troops are encamped.
Gov. Thos. 6. Jones who is at camp
wired as soon as notified that the special
was coming and that 200 soldiers would
be in readiness. The troops will go at
once to Blue Creek and-f the miners do
any acts OF depreciation death will be tie
end,
LArER.-All quiet at Blue Creek.
Troops returned at clock this morn
ing.
CoLuMBus, o., June S.-Gov. Mckinley
this morning received telegram from
Sheriff Scott of Belmont county again,
and more urgently appealing for troops
bridge on the c. l.. and W. railway near
there is now being burned by miners and
great loss OF life and damage to prop
erty threatened unless military aid is
furnished a. once. This telegram was
forwarded to Gcnera al Howe at Barnes
vile by the Governor,
Gov. Mckinley says he will order the
9th regiment of Cleveland under arms il
Adjutant General Howe thinks the force
now in Belmont county is inadequate
The Governor issued orders 20 the 10th
regiment infantry and battery of artil-
lery OF Toledo to report here at once
Trouble is feared along the Norfolk and
Western railway at any time and troops
are desired to be held i'll reserve.
DENVER, Col, June S.-Cripple Greek
special says; The miners are demon
allied and fleeing from Bull hill. The
Militia is inactive and the sheriff has
ordered his deputies to go up on Bull
hill and make arrests.
Latcr-Deputies are moving in squads
of 800 and have 50 far met with no re-
sistance. The only danger seems to be
that the strikers may explode some hid
den dynamite under them, but resist
ancc is doubted. Governor Waite is
violently angry at the inactivity of the
military. He does not deny that he sent
it to aid the strikers.