Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-14

representing the miners. The COM
mittee promised obedience to the law
in the future and deplored the injury
done to railroad property, which they
said was brought about by persons
having no authority. There were
over $50 miners hanging around the
station and switch all day, the tele-
gram stated. Upon receiving the in
formation that the troops were coming
the majority of them left and the re-
mainder di persed after the arrival OF
the militia.
The Sheriff and detachment of the
militia started to hunt down the ring
leaders, and the company's train crew
began repairing the tracks. The few
strikers who remained were behaving
splendidlv," the Adjutant stated. Two
hundred and thirty militiamen march
ed from Sullivan to Shelburn. All is
reported quiet there. Fourteen COM
panies are now in the mining region.
At Washington the State troops
marched into Clark's station 500 strong
with a Calling gun, to find that only
fifty miners had stayed 10 face the mu-
sic. The militia was drawn up in
line along the edge of the woods
and Sheriff Leming then read
the warrant against the miners
for riotous conspiracy and placed
three of the leaders, Squire Summers,
Dick Gate, and John Flynn, under ar
rest. AS soon as the troops were in
line the railroad men at once repaired
the track and the loaded cars were
taken on west. The 1000 miners who
were reported en- route to Clark's sta
tion did not materialize, neither had
they collected at any point along the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern.
The certainty that the officers intend
ed to enforce the law seemed to quell
the rebellious feeling among the men.
The miners say that a5 soon as the
troops are withdrawn they will again
stop all coal cars, but anticipating this
two companies will be stationed at
Clarks until all fear of trouble is past.
1t is apparent tonight that the back
bone OF the strike has been broken.
The militia have done the work. The
Washington miners deserted their col
leagues here and the Cannelburg min
ers are too few to do ANYTHING
but submit tonight. Toe militia met
ners Sullenly See Cars Move.
in Sullivan from the southern part Of
the State, in all numbering 300. They
stopped over here and waited until the
trainmen could get an engine to take
the coal out of Shelburn, then as soon
as the trainmen came they boarded
their special train, bound for the Shell
burn district. Sheriff Mills, in COM
mand, stopped the train south of the
depot, got his soldiers all ready, then
made a march and surrounded the
train. No demonstrations were made
by the few miners who we're pres
ent. One old lady with pistol
under her apron, who marched out
ready for action with the militia, was
caught and scufiled with BY Sheriff
Mills until he secured the gun. The
IT ners had each car branded "scab
co The miners made threats that
this did not mean much to them and
that the Evansville and Terre Haute
should not ship coal unless they kept
standing army at Shelburn all the
time. and claimed that no more coal
should pass through there until this
was settl d. several hundred people
gathered To see the battle between the
miners and the militia. After the
militia had finished their work they
came back to Sullivan and went into
camp at the fair grounds, with only
one man in tho hospital.
hi,ters Attempt TO Wreck Cars
Brazil. "A desperate effort was made
to wreck freight train No. ~. sup
posed to be hauling coal, just east Of
here. The yandalia found two coup
ling pins wedged in switch frog, but
luckily the train was running slow.
and was stopped quickly afte- striking
the pins. The engineer claims that II
he had been running at the usual rate
the entire freight would have been
ditched. The work was undoubtedly
that Of strikers