The herald., 1894-04-27
The Governor Declines 80 Call Out
the Militia.
Men Pledged to Work for the sucosBH
of the strike-Rztncs Closed in
1ndiAna and West
Virgtnias
By the Associated Press.

new mining town, where some 500 rner
are working in the mines. Nearly 20OI
men moved from this city and othel
mines simultaneously, marching in
nelghborinK mining companies.
Lad cent delegation of 500. Several
wagons we're filled with food, the con-
tribution OF business men. Fred Knowles
10 commRnder-in-c chief of the forces. He
iBsued an order to the effect that no one
would be allowed to carry arms. The
sheriff of Marshall county, with 90
deputies, 10 at Toluca awaiting the
Spring Valley army.
ToLUCA, ILL.,, April ga consign nent
OF guns and cartridges have been re-
cslved here by mining operators. There
are believed to be not less than 100 guns
and 1000 or 5000 cartridges. This equip
ment was placed in the hands OF dep.
utles sworn in by the sheriff.
PERU, ILL.,, April 26.-Fully 600 miners
left here this afternoon for Toluca. They
will be joined by others on the way and
will march to Toluca 5000 strong.
SPRINGFIELD, H., April 26.-Acting
Governor Gill at 10 O'Clock tonight re-
ceived the following telegram from
sheriff Lensen MarRhal, cent from To-
luca:
|
Valley, La Sale and Peru here. | an
ticipate trouble, and possibly bloodshed.
Feeling unable to meet them, respect
fully call on you for five or six full COM
pRnies of militia. Send them from Chi
cago or Joliet. Santa Fe will have
special train waiting tor them at this
peint. Try to get them here by 3o'clock
II possible. Answer quick.
Governor Gill telegraphed at once he
did not think he was warranted in call
Ing out the militia, as he understood the
miners were not armed and were not
likely to become riotous; but that he
would leave tonight for the anticipated
trout BILE and personally look into the
matter. He left on the midnight train,
accompanied by Assistant Adjutant
General Boyle. Adjutant-G General Oren-
dorff was notified at Kansas City, Mo.
State President Crawford also left at
midnight for Tolucs, having received q
telegram from Streator late tonight to
proceed to Tolucs and drive the miners
there from the mines.
The State Minera' conference ad.
journed today after passing resolutions
pledging all delegates to work for the
succesa OF the miners strike; to pre-
vent, il possible, any miners from going
IN sFFKiSGFGEEB, H., Hpffr t16..-A kerr: 20
| O'Clock tonight Acting Governor Gill rs-
ceiyed another dispatch from Sheriff
Lense OF Marshal county urging that
the presence of the militia ct TolucR is
absolutely necessary to protect the min
ers at Toluca and the property OF the
company.
ToLuCA, ILL.,, April 27.-The little vii
lage of Toluca is wide awake this (trl-
day. morning. An army OF nearly o4OO
coal miners from Spring Valley, La
Sale, Peru and Oglesby have gone into
camp at g. M, four aud G half miles
north of this place. The army was ac-
commanded by seven brass bands aud
ueyen commissary wagons, the contribu-
tions of the business men OF Spring VAL
lev and vicinity. Food was distributed
to the army at this place and riot al
most ensued among the men. The
throags climbed on the wagons and those
who had charge of the distribution had
great difficulty in managing the hungry
miners.
An order to march will be given al
Aa.m. The order whom they reach
Toluce at . O'Clock am. is to call mast
meeting Immediately and try. to use
moral suasion on the Toluca miners tt
Quit and help the cauee.
Commander Knowles, Immediately or
the arrival of his men, will interview
MAYOR Twistes and endeavor to get him
10 close the saloons, as it is feared that
if some OF the men get liquor, serloul
damage will result.
AT Toluca the situation is regarded a
serious and the authorities are antlol
pating trouble. The coal company or
dered the mines shut down yesterday
but it ia thought that alter the arm
leaves and the men are willing to go T.
work they will open again.
/ COLUMBUS, o., April 26.-Presiden
, Mcbride received today from the gen
eral master work man of the Knights c
Labor fraternai greetings, and guaran
teeing fullest possible aid in the struggl
, for Justice and equity.
, West Virginia miners at Beechwoo
+, telepraphed President Mcbride that z
mines. employing 5000 men, are idle.
o CHARLESTON, w. ", april 26.-Th
a miners OF Kanawha district struck today
and it ie ex xpected others will follow.
n Brazil, Ind, April 26.-It is apparen
, now that the miners OF the Block Coz
q fields OF Indiana will join the genera
. strike in tho other coel producing state
4 The bitumiuoua miners nave iorme
4 moDe to induce th6n 10 come Out, nh
az a regut Crawford mines Nos. and
4 closed today, and the men OF Nos. z,
and 4 OF the Brazil Block company wei
, ont tonight. Several others wore vi
, tied. aud it ia said there will not be
: mine in the whole Block district in o.
Il GRAFTON tomorrow.
RICHMOND, Mo, April 26. In q mai
. meeting OF 1000 miners employed in tn
. section, it was decided to obey the ord'
y OF the United Mine Workers association
). and strike
y WEIR Cry, Kan. April 26.-L. y
v Johns, general superintendent OF IL
i! Tennesse Coal, Iron and Railway cor
h panv OF Birmingham Ala, has secure
200 negro ninera 10 go into the bl
q mingham mines in place OF u
n strikers. ~
y CoNKELLsvmLE, Pa, April 26.-Mo
Il than two-thirds of the plants IL the CO.
# region are closed. The mob whl'
T. surged through the Mount Plessa
ia branch yesterday and last nigh accon
r. plished the object OF forcing the men
n cult work. There was no violence, b
~ the workmen were go badly irighten
that many fled. Women and chlldr,
wsre terrorized and scores spent Il
night ebove the works. Several operi
" ors are preparing to resume with no
10 uniou man. and have applied 10 q