The morning call., 1894-05-24
CAME TOO LATE.
Consent to Extinguish a
Fire.
ANARCHISTS NOT WILLING.
And a Valuable Coal Mine Has
Been Ruined.
ANARCHISTS NOT WILLING.
STRIKERS ON THE WARPATH
There Have Already Been Several
Collisions and More Are Ex-
peCted Momentarily.

SPRING VALLEY, H.. May 23.-Mins
No. l of the Spr NJ Valley Coal Company
is now burning worse than ever, and the
company will either have to wall the fire
within or else take all the men out, stop
the fans and smother it. 1t will be months
before the mine will be in shape The
anarchists at last have been persuaded TO
permit the coal company TO ploy men to
put out the fire, but the superintendent
says the decision came too late, as the fire
is now raging so furiOusly that few men
can get near it.
About 800 Ladd miners marched into the
city last night, headed by a brass band,
and held meeting in q grove. The
Spring Valley miners were also at the
meeting, and decided 10 march on Shelf
field, Viola and Kewanee and bring the
men out there. A committee, however,
precedes them, and il they get no satisfac-
tion an army of probably 1000 will march
down there, and if supplies hold out Gable
and Gilchrist will also be visited.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, May 23.-News was
received in this city tonight of serious
troubles at Little's coal mines at Little's
station, on the Indianapolis and Evans
Vile Railroad. Two hundred and fifty
lD0u dluACu mnIEuCO " luc LliuC lnlS dlLST-
noon for the purpose of compelling the
force at work to join in the strike. A
battle occurred about o'clock between
the strikers and those who have continued
at work. in which five men were wounded
and two killed. For some days past deputy
sEeriffs have been stationed is guards at
the mines, but they were disarmed and
driven away by the strikers. The strikers
evidently intend to remain at Little's. as
they nave gone into camp and taken about
thirty days provisions with them. 1t is
said that the militia from this city will be
ordered to the scene tomorrow morning.
KANSAS CITY, May 23.-The Missouri
miners en- route to LeaYenworth to bring
out the miners in that place were in this
city this afternoon. They paid their fares
on the cable line to Kansas City, Kans.,
where they camped for the night. They
will resume their march tomorrow.
The miners camped eight miles ont from
this city, where they were met tonight by
delegation of Leavenworth citizens, who
warned them not to enter the city. There
will be trouble if the miners persist in 60
ing 10 Leavenworth. as 500 deputies have
been sworn in and armed to protect the
working miners.
DANvILLE. ILL.,, May 2S.-The march to
Missionfeld was made by the striking
miners from this city to-day and this after
noon the crowd Of nearly 1000 miners was
camped around the mines, but kept at a
distance by the deputies. Many of the
HungariaDs, Belg ans and Poles were
drinking heavily. A conflict is expected
mementarily.
OsKALOOsA, Iowa, May 23.-Mucaki-
mock miners are putting 100 cars of coal on
the track daily. -Four hundred strikers are
camped at Given, and each evening parade
near the mines. No trouble has yet oc-
Cured, and the working miners say they
will not come out.
CENTRALIA. ILL.,. May 23.-Thirty men
went down into the Big Four mine to-day,
and have not been molested. Rumors that
large delegation of strikers is coming
here are current. but nothing has devel-
Oped as yet
EPoMERoY, Ohio. May %. Two hundred
miners held a secret meeting to-day, and
resolved to continue the strike until gen.
eral settlement is effected.
LA SALE, H., May 23.-The miners
assaulted yesterday bv strikers did not at
tempt to work the Union shaft to-day.
Sheriff Taylor is here with fifty deputies.
WEIR CITY, Kans., May 23.-The miners
of the Weir mine held a mass-meetng to-
night and voted to continue work.
PETERSBURG, Ind. May 23.-The Little
coal mines again clesed down to-day. as a
result of the visit of a delegation of
strikers. The operators closed down 10
avoid trouble.
PANA, Ill.,, May 23.-Strikng miners are
masslng in all mine towns along the Illi-
nois Central. and are marching to Pana TO
force the 800 miners now at work to quit.
Serious trouble is looked for Tomorrow.