Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-07
NO SIGNS OF PEACE.
COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS
FAIL TO AGREE.
Troops Move Trains I'm Jliinois-voiicy
Fired at Nervy stri<er-Indiana Militia
May He Called-war On In the Keystone
State.


There Is nothing in sight, according
to Springfield dispatch, to warrant
the belief that the strike of the Illinois
coal miners will be settled this week
or the next either. A conference OF
coal operators of Central and Southern
Illinois on the one hand and represen-
tatives of the State and National Mine
Workers Union was held at Spring
field, but nothing looking toward COM
promise or adjustment of the difficulty
has been accomplished. The parties
are as far away from each other as
ever. The representatives Of the
Miners Association stubbornly refuse
to specify their demands. A meeting
of the coal operators of the entire
State will be held, when, II possible,
the operators will agree on what they
will offer the miners.
So the strike goes merrily on. 1t is
hurting every class in the community
now. 1t is working hardship on the
poor, both miners and consumers. 1t
is decreasing the revenue of corpora
tions, factories, and everybody who
uses soft coal. 1t is great detriment
on some of the State institutions. The
Kankakee asylum uses great deal OF
coal, and has only ten carloads in stock.
This will last only few days. Some
weeks ago, by way of precaution, the
Superintendent, DR.. Gapen, wrote
President Mcbride, acquainting him
with the wants of the institution,
and Mcbride gave written authority
that forty carloads of coal might be
mined for the Kankakee asylum. This
permission was sent to representa-
tive of the Miners Union in the Kan
kakee district, and DR.. Gapen thought
he was going to get his coal. Unfortu-
nately, some district officer a little
higher in authority than the man to
whom McBride's communication was
sent was ignored, and the understrap-
per will not allow the work to proceed.
Anarchy Runs Riot at La Sale.
La Sale, ILL.,, special: This whole
region is ON the verge of riot and open
rebellion. Loyal American citizens in
some localities are at the mercy OF
horde of low -browed, vicious Anarch-
lists. An armed force of militia holds
things in check in one or two towns,
but outside of these centers lawless
Italians, Slavs, Poles, and other treach-
erous' and ignorant foreigners hold
sway and defy the authorities. An
American citizen who goes abroad
after dark takes his life in his hands
and if he dares express himself at any
time in manner that does not suit the
Anarchists he is liable to be teaten to
death.
At Spring Valley the Mayor is in
terror of his life. The city prison
has been sacked by the mob. The
local police do not dare to arrest an
Italian, Pole, Hun. or an Anarchist
of any nationality, no matter what
offense against the laws he may COM
NIT. Practically the same state of
less violent at Peru, and were it not
for the presence of Col. Bennitt and
his soldiers in this city it would be
worse here. Time and again during
the last two or three weeks the Stars
and Stripes has been dragged in the
cutters of Spring Vally, while the red
nag of anarchy and lawlessuess has
been Haunted In the faces of the prop
erty-owners and citizens by mob Of
men who cannot speak the English
language and who have no legal voice
in the conduct of public affairs.
Bullets Fly Thick at Minonk.
Minonk, ILL.,, special: A striker
threw switch here directly in front
of an illinois Central freight train. In
an instant weapons wee directed at
him. Bullets from revolvers and rifles
few about the daring strikers head,
while buckshot and other kinds of pei
lets discharged from shotguns spread
all around him. Why he was not hit
is one of the mysteries. He was, how
ever, quickly arrested, and is now in
Jail. He is Henry Myers, and he had
good position as cableman in the Ames
shaft here: He was trying to keep
the Illinois Central from moving a
train OF coal. With him were 200 des-
perate Poles, but the railroad carr led
its point, thanks to the presence of
Colonel Culver and three companies of
the l. N. G.
Disposition OF the Military.
Springfield, ILL.,, special: Gov. Alt
geld received a mess age from Wenona,
Marshall County, saying the strikers
there are preventing trains from mov-
ing and asking for arms and ammuni-
tion and that troops te held in readi-
ness. Fifty rifles with ammunition
were sent and Col. Culver was tele-
graphed to proceed to Wenona and in
vestigate. Gov. Altge ordered the
tw remaining mpalies of troops at
ia to return home, The Governor
q % ordered home the troops stati med
at Centralia and two companies of those
sent to Minonk, leaving one company
at the latter place. The troops az La
Sale have been ordered to remain
there until further orders.
LAW SET AT DEFIANCE.