Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-02
COAL TRAINS STOPPED.
Strikers Are Preventing Their Movement
situation Mt La Sale and Pana.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 2S. - Three !
more companies of the Fifth infantry
were ordered out Saturday afternoon |
by Gov. Altgeld on the strength of a
message from the sheriff of Wood
ford announcing that strikers at
Minonk were interfering with
the running of trains on the Illi-
nois Central railroad. Fifty stands of
arms were also shipped to Elmwood on
requisition of the mayor, who says the
place is threatened by mobs.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 2s.-The 700
miners who came into this city Friday,
bound for Pana, H., on a captured Big
-Four train, have all returned home to
await the outcome Of the Springfield
operators and miners convention. The
men left the city as quietly as they
came.
The Chicago G. Eastern Illinois COM,
pany has decided to call for aid either
from the governor or the United States
court to move the thirty cars of coal
which the miners have side-traclxed
at Lyford. Sheriff Jones, of Pike
county, instead of agreeing to
afford protection refused to do
so. If an appeal is made to the
governor it will be on the ground that
the sheriff will not do his duty, and if
the United States court is appealed to
it will be under the interstate COM
merce law. The coal is from Ken
lucky and is billed to Chicago.
The men are determined to prevent
outside coal going into the market
usually supplied by the Indiana mines.
All night freight trains on the road
have been abandoned while there is
danger in trying to haul them through
the affected district.
All trains on the Evansville & Terre
Haute railroad were held up Sunday
at Shelburn, south of this city, and ex-
amined by the striking coal miners If
no coal was found the train was al
lowed to proceed, but when coal was
found the cars were sidetracked. On
the Big Four the trains were also held
up and examined. Several box cars
loaded with coal were taken from the
trains at Fontanet, east of the city.
The miners wives are still in charge
of the Big Four coal chutes and refuse
| to let the company coal it's engines.
LA SALE, ILL.,, May 2s. "A mob of
| strikers, mostly foreigners, captured a
Burlington freight train at Ladd Sat-
urday afternoon, and when it reached
Spring Valley the strikers were large
ly reinforced. AT Peru the strikers to
the number of 1000 left the train and
started on foot for La Sale. Col. Ben
nitt and 200 state troops barred their
entrance to the city and dispersed the
mob, capturing about 100 prisoners,
but all except five were released. The
others were escorted across the county
| line.
Six of the prisoners taken by the
troops at the instance of the sheriff
and who We're carrying concealed
weapons at the time they captured the
train at Ladd were sent out of camp
Sunday morning and lodged in the
county Jail at Ottawa, where they will
be given preliminary examination
to-day.
Owing to information received by
Sheriff Taylor that loud reports heard
Saturday night were signals for the
massing of the foreign miners at Spring
Valley to be in readiness to march on
La Sale, there was considerable ex-
element at Camp Matthiessen and
visitors We're carefully scrutinized,
but so far all is quiet. 1t is
known, however, that the comrades
of the men arrested by the troops
Saturday are very angry, and have
been organizing an armed mob to
avenge the wrongs which they claim
are being done to their fellow-miners
| l. +l, Il h,r e1 Al
Bennitt and his command are well pre-,
pared for trouble, and as an extra pre-.
caution the pickets were doubled at I
o'clock Sunday evening. The men un
der arrest have many sympathizers in
La Sale and Peru who will no doubt
take part in any concerted action OIL
the prospect of securing their release
PANA, ILL.,, May 2S.-The appearance
here of the militia has had soothing
effect on the strikers. The militia
have been in camp at the ball parl
since their arrival here. Col j
S. Culver has left with companies B O.
Taylorville and of Springfield, who
have been recalled by Gov. Altgeld
for it was not believed that so many
companies were needed here.
, The companies left here numbel
more than 100 men and have Gatlin.
gun brigade. Col. Bayle will remain
here until the trouble is over or unit
, he is ordered elsewhere. Guards con
/ tinue to guard the shafts and every
! thing is in such a condition as to caus
the residents little or no uneasiness.
D CENTRAIIA, ILL.,, May 2s.-The Fourtl
t regiment of state troops is still her
e and passed the Sabbath in regimenta
4 drill and dress-parade, which was wit
4 messed by thousands of sightseers
t Eleven of the rioters are yet in tn
: guardhouse, having thus far failed t
e furnish the $500 bail. Robert Wheatl
t was the last one to be liberated b
Duquoin friends, who furnished tn
bail.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2S.-The er
u gineers will carry non-union coal. Th
N I 4 4.