The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20
HORRID PLOTOFHUNS
Coal Strikers Plan to Blow Up
Houses Of Bosses
MINE OWNERS CALL FOR TROOPS.


WfLxmnARRx, May IA plos which for
nsndishnsss has rarely been equaled in the
annals OF crime in this section vas nipped
IN the bud today through the confession Of
one Of the Keystone coiiisry rioters.
He aid the strikers had secured nine kegs
OF giant pcwdsr. almost enough to destroy
hall the city, and sscrstsd them near the
house Of Foreman Hssiops. This evening.
had Il not besn for the arrest OF the rine.
leaders Of ysstsrday's riot, IL was the in
tsntion Of the strikers 70 put the powder
undsr the houses Of al the bosses Of the
mines and Get IL Oh. The result
would have been terrible, taking into
consideration that the families Of the
bosses number nearly 100 psrsons. Despite
this evidence asainst the ringleadsrs Of
the riotous Huns. the six men who we're
taken into custody this morning were ad-
mitted to bail. The nine kegs OF powder
were secured by the officers
SfnIs0 VALLEY, ILL.,, May la-Numbsrs
!, and 4 Of the Spring Valley Coal Com
pany's mines are on fire ct the bottom.
and the company this morning asked the
striksrs to allow the men to 90 to work
sxtinguishing the flames. A meeting Vas
called. and by . Close vote il was decided
not to allow the men to 60 down. The meet
Ing va about 70 adjourn when Vice. rssi-
dent Murray, Of the stete miners organi-
sation. arrived. He strongly urged . re-
consideration Of the vote. He said such
action as they had taken was putting q
club In the operation hand. BY which
their cause would DO defeated. In spite of
Murray's remonstrancss the miners
adjourned without remembering the vote,
and she French anarchists set MP shout Of
LET them burn" "Tear them down"
etc. The operators are determined to
have the fire extinguished. II they have to
import men. II they do thsfs win likely
be trouble. The foreign miners are very
hotheaded and are terribly agitatsd. The
English-speaking miners are ell in favor
Of putting ont the FIRE, but they are In the
minority.
WAsHrsaros Crry. May IA request
for troops to eject the 300 striking miners
in the Choctaw Nation on the ground that
they are rioters was sent to the war depart
ment this evening BY Secretary Smith.
The action was taken on the recommends
ton of Acting Commissioners Of Indian
Affairs Armstrong. Gen. Schofeld, United
states army, tonight tslsgraphsd the de-
partmsnt commander that he has jurisdic-
ton to assist in preserving the peace.
DAEvrLLE, ILL.,, May I9-Ons hundred
and fifty striking miners started afoot to-
day for Mission Fields to compel LES
miners working there to quit They say
they will use force IL necessary. Tho
sheriff refuses to interfere unless the super
intendent makes affidavits.
PuKBLo. Colo. May 19-An army Of
coal miners who left Florence this morn
Ing on their way to Rouse and Walssn-
burg for the purpose of inducing the men
at these works TO 60 out arrived here to-
day. The sheriff Of the county has bssn
applied to for protection for trains. and
has placed large force Of deputies on
guard. extra guards having besn secured
for the mines. and a supply Of Winchss-
tors has been forwarded to protect the
men who desire to remain ct work.