The morning call., 1894-05-26
RUN THE LAND.
elimination of the Trouble in
the Coal Regions.
TROOPS TO GUARD PROPERTY.
That Is One of the Things Which
Governor Altgeld Will Not
Permit.

who were jailed here have caused much
uneasiness. Every preparation is being
made TO guard against their advent. The
Sheriff al La Sale telegraphed here to-
night that If the prisoners were released
and brought to Peru the miners would
make no trouble. States Attorney Dun
can replied that the rioters could not run
this country. According to the latest re-
port the miners Of La Sale, Oglesby and
Spring Valley are preparing TO march to
Ottawa and lberate the miners by force.
The city authorities have made ample
preparations and the whole town is pre-
pared for a skir mish.
PANA. H., May 25.-The people here
are in a wild state of excitement over the
reported approach of foreign strikers who
are on the way to force out the .men here
and do damage to the mining plants. Late
kilograms from Illinois Central trainmen
say that 1000 men are en- route TO Pana
from the Southern districts; also that
1000 are coming here from Northern dis
tricts. All day citizens were being sworn
in and all the working miners who de-
sired were made deputies and armed.
With those citizens who were sworn in at
last nights mass-meeting and at the mon
ster meeting held at the old City Hall this
evening there is now a total of about 1900
deputies armed and on duty. Those COM
panies are drilling this evening and are in
readiness to be in line at moments no.
tice. The guard is composed OF the best
citizens Of the town. The meeting this
evening was a most enthusiastic one, every
deputy declaring himself ready for service.
Everything is ih readiness for the rioters
arrival, and the reception will be warm
one.
BRAZIL. Ind. May 25. - About 1000
miners left this city this afternoon on
special train fer Coal Creek. The men
were greatly agitated over the men work
ing at Pana. The meu were in sympathy
with the miners and have offered to aid
the strikers.
CENTRALIA, ILL.,, May 25.-Fifty Du-
quoin miners at 8 o'clock this morning
crept steafthily to the Centralia mines.
The first known of their approach was
fusillade of bullets against the mine
com pany's Office. Fortunately the guards
were a short distance away. They re-
turned the fire and the assassins fed. As
far as known no one was hurt. At 9
o'clock troops arrived and the town was
put under military guard. News has
reached here from DuQuoin that 800 more
strikers were endeavOring to steal train
to come here. At Breezee the strikers are
preparing to march.
This evening the attorneys for both
sides decided that the men under arrest
should waive a preliminary examin alton
and confess to a charge of conspiracy.
Twenty of them were released on bonds
and the others on their own recognizance.
They will appear at the July term.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. May Ex-Governor
Altgeld received a telegram to-day from
Sheriff Dowell of Williamson County say
ing that 800 miners from MurphgsDorough,
and many armed. arrived at Cartervills
this morning and encamped within half
mile of st. Louis and the Big Muddy Coal
Company's works. threatening to destroy
them and kill the manager and suDern-
:endent. Governor Altgeld declined to
send troops.
Governor Altgeld late this evening is
sued the following general order: 1t is
not the business of soldiers to act as Gus
todians or guards of private property.
The law authorizes them simply to assist
the civil authorities in preserving peace.
Where troops have been or may hereafter
be ordered out aud an owner of property
feels it necessary to have it guarded he
must do so at his own expense. and In
such a case the troops can only be used for
the purpose OF promptly quelling a dis
turbance OF the peace or suppressing 3
riot, OF in some other way enforcing the
law.
The committee Of miners that left the
city yesterday to try 10 get the miners at
Kewanee and other places to quit have
been successful.
ST. LOUIS, May ga fruitless confer
ence of mine operators and owners and
representatives of coal-miners In the
southern part of Illinois was held here to-
day. The strikers insisted that the ma
tional organization be recognized and q
settlement made through the committee
appointed at Cleveland. The operators
will deal only with those directly inter-
ested in Southern Illinois work.
DULUTH, Minn.. May 25.-The coal on
the Duluth docks is rapidly decreasing.
To- day there is about $50, 900 tons, and
that is being shipped away right along
At the present rate the stock on the docks
will not ast more than three weeks.
HENDERSON, KY, May 25.-One hun.
dred ana fifty miners in the De Koven
mines struck last night and 100 men In the
Jarvis-Bartley mines. just outside the city
limits, struck this morning. They were
willing TO mine coal for bome use. but re-
fused to mine any for shipment.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 25.-Four thou
sand miners who have been on strike
since April 81. returned to work to-day.
The terms at which they go back are the
same as those in effect when they went
out.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, May 25.-Gov-
ernor McCOrkle received a telegram to-
night from the miners at Mason City. stat
ing the striking miners from the Pomeroy
District were marching on the mines about
200 strong. and that it was believed the
force would succeed in driving out the
working miners, and asking that troops be
sent to protect them. The Governor wired
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