The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-27
MINERS GONE HOME.
They Sat on the BOxcars Until the Big
Four Carried Them Back.

They Sat on the BOxcars Until the Big
Four Carried Them Back.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 26.-The In
diana miners who got this far on their
way to Pana, ILL.,. last night rode back on
the Big Four cattle train at o'clock this
afternoon. They were tired and hungry
and were forced to the belief that the Big
Four company was determined not to haul
them further west, even if the company
had to stop every passenger train as well
as all freight trains. The latter, both east
and west, had been abandoned about noon.
1t was a game of freeze OUT which they
knew they could not win. Superintendent
Neel. of the Big Four, renewed his demand
for aid from the authorities early this
morning. He said he would not start the
freight train on which the 500 men had
spent the night unless they were removed.
Mayor Ross telegraphed him that the men
were orderly; and as they were on the
cars, as they were when the company
brought them into the city, he had no au-
thority to- remove them, advising that the
train be moved to avoid further trouble
Neel replied that if they were taken to
Pana it would mean bloodshed, and asked
Cannot you persuade the men to con-
sent to return homer The Mayor showed
the telegram to their leader, who said he
would not tell the men TO go home, but
that If the Mayor could get them to do so
he was ready and willing TO return.
His Honor climbed on top of the cars
and read the telegram TO the men, who
set up the shout: ITO Pana or bust
About the same time superintendent Neel
was telegraphing to Sheriff Stout saying:
Mob of miners were preventing him NOV
ing his trains, and that another mob at
Coal Bluff, a coaling station east Of here.
had brought several freight trains to a
standstiil by preventing the coaling of the
engines The sheriff replied mo viola
tions of law have been committed within
my view by the miners. No warrants or
other writs have come to my hands for
service. Am ready to do my duty as sheriff
whenever anything occurs calling for ac-
ton on my part"
Neel began TO play freeze OUT by an
nulling all freight trains and issuing or
ders that if the passenger trains were
bothered they, too, would be annulled. The
men said they had no thought of inter
fering with the passenger traffic, nor
would they board a passenger train.
About noon the company's lawyers be-
gan taking a hand In the affair, and served
formal notice on the authorities of pur-
pose TO hold the city responsible for any
damage to property. There was no pros
pect of destruction of property, and the
city authorities decided that If the men
were not hauled out of town by evening
to make demand on the company to dc
50. Public Indignation was rising. because
IL was held that the company had no right
to bring the men here and insist that the
city should take charge of them. and that
II the company had not intended 10 carry
them 10 their destination they ought tC
have side-tracxed the train where the mer
boarded IL and not hauled them here tC
be side-tracked.
At noon president Dunkerly Of the State
orfyanfza ton OF miners, telegraphed TO Ma
tional President Mcbride asking for ad
! together and told them they could not ee