The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-01
News of the Strike.


There is nothing in sight, according
to Springfield dispatch, to warrant
the belief that the strike of the Illinois
coal miners will be settled this week
or the next either. A conference OF
coal operators of Central and Southern
Illinois on the one hand and represen-
tatives of the State and Nationa MINI
Workers. Union was held at Spring
field, but nothing looking toward COM
promise or adjustment of the difficulty
has been accomplished. The parties
are as far away from each other as
ever. The representative of the
Miners Association stubbornly refuse
to specify their demands. A meeting
of the coal operators of the entire
State will be held, when, il DO sible,
the operators will agree on what they
will offer the miners.
So the strike goes merri'y on. 1t is
hurting every class in the community
now. 1t is working hardship on the
poor, 18th miners and consumers. 1t
is decreasing the revenue Of corpora
tons, factories, and eyorybcdy who
use soft coal. 1t is a great detriment
on some of the State institutions. The
Kankakee asylum es great deal OF
ccal, and has only ten carloads in stock.
This will last only few days. Some
weeks ago, Y way of precaution, the
Superintendent, DR.. Gapen, wrote
Pre ,ident Mcbride, acquainting him
With the wants of the institution,
and Mcbride gave written authority
that forty carloads of C al might be
81, hiG
permission was sent TO Iepres enta-
tive of the Miners Union in the an
kakee district, and DR.. Gapen thought
he was going to get his coal. Unfortu-
natey some district officer little
higher in authority than the man ID
whom McBride's communicati on was
sent was ignored, and the uuderstrap-
per will not low the work to proceed.
Anarchy Run, Riot at l., Sale.
La Sale, H., special: This whole
region is In the verge OF riot and open
rebellion. Loyal American citizens In
some localities are at the mercy OF Il
horde of low browed, vicious Anarch-
lists. An armed force OF militia holds
things in check in one or two towns,
but on side of these centers lawless
Italians, SlavS, 10 es, and other treach
erous and ignorant foreigners hold
sway and defy the autho. titles. An
An erican citizen who goes abrCa1
after dark takes his life in his hands
q d if he dares express himself at any
time in manner that does not suit the
Anarchists he Is liable t. To eaten to
death.
At Spring Valley the Mayor is in
terror OF his life. The city prls
has Teen sacked by the mob. The
local police do not dare TO arro-t an
lillian, / ole Hun or an An lrchist
CT any nationality, no matter W at
offense against the laws he may COM
nit. Practically the same state of
a1airs exists at WclOna. 1t is little
less violent at Peru, and were it not
for the pre- ence of Col Feanitt and
his soldiers in this city it would he
worse here. Time and again during
the last two or three weeks the Stal
and Stripes has been dragged in the
cutters of Spl ing Vally, while the red
nag Of anarchy ard lawles ness has
been Haunted in the faces of tae prop
erty-owners and citizens by mob (
n en- who cannot speak the English
language and who have no legal voice
in the cond ct of public affairs.
Bullets Fly Thick at Minonl.
Minonk, H., special: A striker
threw switch here directly in front
of au Illinois Central freight train. In
an instant weapons We directed at
him. Bullets from revolvers and rifles
few about the daring strikers heal,
while buokshot and other xii ds of pei
lets discharged from shot !uns sprs ad
all around hir. Why he was not hit
i, one of the mysteries. He was, how
ever, quickly arres ted, and is now in
Jail. He is henry n yers, and he had q
good position as cableman in the Ames
shaft here. He was trying to keep
| the Hin Ia Central from moving u
| ira of coal. With him were 200 des-
| Ierato Poles, but the railroad car. led
| its point, thanks to the presence of
| Colonel Culver and three mpaniej Of
| ito /. n. G..
Disposition OF the MilItarv.
Springfield, H., special: Gov. Alt
geld received mes age from Wenona,
| Marshall County, saying III, strikers
there are preventing train, from NV
| ing and asking for arms and ammuni-
| tion and that troops o held in rea1i-
ross. Fifty rifles with ammunition
wore sent and Col. Culver was tee
graphed t. proceed to Wenona and in
vestigate. Gov. Altge ordered the
| two remaining C mpa lies Of troops at
Pana to return hCme, The Governor
a so ordered home the troops staff ned
at Centralia and two companies of those
sent to Minonk, leaving ons company
at the latter place. The tr ops a; La
Sale have been ordered to remain
| there until further orders