St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-28
MINERS TRAIN MoBBEo.
THREE HUNDRED STRIKERS CAP78Rs
BURLINGTON TRAIN.
A RIDE FROM LADDA TO PERU.
They Are Greeted by Five Com.
panies Of the Mtlitia-When
the Rioters Attempt to Scatter
They Are Charged Upon by
the Troops-Wild and War
[From the Sunday Globe. I

From the Sunday Globe.l
LA SALE. ILL.,. May 26. Gen. Oren-
dorff received a telegram tonight stating
that mob of 300 striking miners had
captured passenger train on the ILL
nois Valley & Northern branch OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
at Ladda. and, at the point of revolvers.
had compelled the conductor to carry
them to La Sale. BY Iuse the train
crew made the men believe they had
arrived at La Sale when Peru was
reached, and they got off, mile east of
this city. After conference between
Sheriff Taylor and the military staff. it
was sdecided to head the men off in
Peru.and FIVE companies of militia were
ordered to fall in. The march was CON-
menced. with the wounded sheriff rid
ing with several deputies in closed
carriage ahead, behind the advance
guard, Col. Bennett in command. The
troops were divided and sent along
Second and Third streets. and the visit
Ing men were encountered near the
Peru line. An order was given for the
miners to throw up their hands. but,
being strangers to the English language.
they did not understand. and started to
run III ali directions. The troops were
sent in pursuit. and. although there
were several hand-to-hand encounters,
nothing serious occurred.
One shot only was fired. and that by
a craZed Belgian named Feron.
THE BULLET WHIZZED
past Capt. Smiths head, and lodged in
tree close by. He had no second
chance to shoot; in an instant a cor
poral having knocked the weapon from
the Infatuated mans hand and placing
him under arrest; Feren then began
crying. and when he had been dragged
over to the guard line he knelt down in
the dust. threw off his hat and be-
gan to pray, thinking he was
to be contaminated and shot.
In the meantime other officers and men
were in conflict with others of the riot
ers who were trying to evade arrest. 1t
was a wild and warlike scene and
caused great excitement, many people
running terror stricken from their
homes. Some of the rioters had hidden
in sheds and barns and OuthouseS, and
pickets were sent out to make a thor
ough search. When all who could be
found had been captured the order to
march was again given.
The prisoners were compelled to
march, hands up, in single file, until
they had been searched.
In Peru another halt was made and a
thorough search of the mems clothing
was made by the officers. All kinds Of
weapons were round upon them.
SOME HAD REvOLVERS.
others had knives, but the most curious
discovery was dynamite. On three men
were found bombs, any one of which
would annihilate regiment.
Thence TO the Bureau county line, a
distance of two miles, march was made,
with an occasional halt to pick up
stragglers FROM the mob's ranks. In
many cases there was All exciting chase,
but few escaped, and altogether over a
hundred rioters were placed under
guard. When the county boundary was
reached, the prisoners, who were Poles,
| Russians, Belgians and Buhemians,
were placed in a line and were
addressed by the sheriff, who warned
them to keep out of the county. and
advised them not to engage in lawless
ness. They were then marched al
double-quick time. between guards. into
the adjoining county, excepting those
vino had been carrying arms and
dynamite. These were taken back to
La Sale, and are now under guard.
Although large number of the rioters
that came in OIL the trains today were
marc he'd over the county line, there are
still several hundred of them mere.
They are notwithstanding men. and
are much angered about the detention
of their armed comrades under guard at
the camp.