New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-26
MILITIA ORDERED OUT IN ILLINOIS.

MILITIA ORDERED OUT IN ILLINOIS.
GOVERNOR ArTGELD FORCED At LAST TO 10
HIS DUTY ny TIE THREATENING SITUATION
Springfield Ill. May 2 Governor Atgeld at a
late hour last night ordered Colonel Kelley T.
Smith of the an Infantry. TO report win hVe
companies OF his command TO the Sheriff OF Marion
COUNTY AT Cen,ralia and Colonel Frederic Bennett
o. the a. 10 report with one company from Sreator'
ono from Ottawa nni two from Aurora, at Ia
sarc Colonel Baylc. also. was ordered - Cen
trallr and Adjuiant-G General Orendenon to Ia sane
sheriff Taylor II la Sale. teegraphed that
while protecting the property of the Ia sane county
carbon coal Company with large force ~ deputy
sheriff. th.y had been attacked hy several hundred
sf-o,ng miners WIKI stones. revolvers and other
weapons Who shot three % the deputies severely
inmring them. and surrounded several others IN
Guiding the Sheriff he stated that hc was uhan'e
e. qu,l ,he riot and there WAS Imminent danser
II great destruction of property and os' ~ lie II
Immediate action was not taken He appealed Tor
such military ad as could De- furnished. FROM
100 10 300 striking miners We're reported at SpFnH
Valley IalI ana Seatonviiie. who wer" hkey '
move upan la sale at any time ana destroy prop
.rfv The mob the sheriff further said was sur
rounding the hotel IN which he was lying wounded
The Governors Office has been In constant COM
municatlon today with the officers of the I'VE com
ranies of militia AZ Ia Sale, and the three com
panies AT Ccntralia. as well as Win the Sher'H'
IN the various localities where trouble Il thieatche'
Assistant
graphs that he will DE able. with the troops now az
bis command 10 suppress any outbreak that IS
likely 20 occur IN Marion County. Last ad'i'es
from La Sale reported the miners Sill turoH4ent
Major John g Canabls Of Company {. E"Vernors
Guard lott here to-day In a special train for La
Sale with arms. ammunition. tents ana other sup
plies for the troops at that place He VII 20 next
10 Centralla with supplies for the militia there.
The Governor tonight issued a general order
restricting the operations OF the troops 10 suppress
sing riot and keeping the peace and executing the
laws and forbldding them =, act in any way aS
guardians OF private property.
Cen;ralia. H. May 25.-The eghty-eight men ar
rested by the deputies for engaging In - dig rio'
at Odln yesterday were closely guarded al the ar
mory here during last night There was conSiderao'e
excitement during the early morning hours over
reports that band Of sympathizers were coming TO
attempt the release OF the prisoners. Captain Her
dick with Company * OF the state Toops. was or
tered on duty at O'Clock this morning. Al
o'clock Company G arrived. and was added to the
force guarding the armory. Colonel Smith arrWea a
more companies OF state troops Three attorneys
from Dgquon arrived here I'm: mornnE anu VIII
At the preliminary hearing OF the e,gntyelgntt ,s
oof the men should confess to the charge Of con-
spracy the prosecuting attorney agreeing TO release
the others on their recognzance to appear at
the next term OF the Marion County Court In July.
Bond in the OF the twenty men was liked nj
500 each but was not furnished to-day. They ex-
pect 10 regain their liberty tomorrow. The militia
viii remain on guard here until all danger OF n
further outbreak Is past Adjutant-ofheral hayie
does not apprehcnd any more trouble. ,,.,
La Sale. Ill. May 2.-Mayor Matthesen preS'ued
a meeting OF the miners this forenoon anu
addressed them. counseing peace and order de ide
advised that the miners. instead OF using violence
| 10 llberae the Imprisoned miners. appoint a com,
mltiee visit the city Attorney and take legai
stipmpted in the presence Of the state militia
| result disastrously FOR the miners The advice was
greeted with cheers and n committee was sent 20
1910 and at Rockwell. just east or the city
| limits in the vicinity OF the La Sale coal shatt
| Auditor David Gore. OF Springfield, Is In the CITY.
| and attended the miners mass-meetng In company
| with Mayor Matthiesen. ,,
The La Sale and Spring Valley strikers this
afternoon began gathering In the vicinity OF e me
and eager to fight They heavily armed, and
give every Indication Of a bloody riot soon roo
men marched from Marion. three miles from here,
and on reaching this town held mass meeting. 1hey
| declared their intention OF marching TO the mines
| and bringing out the men at work sheriff Doweli
| and forty armed deputies drew up In line and
| barred their way. The Sheriff mounted box ana
| made a speech in which he appealed TO the crowd
Going 10 the mines he declared he would order the
deputies to tre on them After nd Win m
| the leaders the strikers dispersed, ana many re-
snrine Valley, Ill May 2.--Five hundred miners.
armed with reyoyers ana snosunS sa They Ir1, i'm
| tended TO bcrate the men imprisoned there TOT
| anticipation in yesterdays riot or burn the jail
militia 10 la Sale reached here at midnight and.
from from their beds They were told to meet on st.
ruarsi addresses OF a violent nature had been
msde somebody in the crowd shouted -
| 'Shai let our brothers stay IN Jam IL u,u
| IRON, the crowd A leader was soon selected. the
men fell into line and began the.r march.
| a Polish striker arrested and locked up yes
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