The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-28
TWO MORE COMPANIES.
Governor AltgeId Sends Militia to
WcOdford County.

WcOdfOrd County
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May H.-The sheriff
of Woodford county telegraphed Governor
Altgeld this evening that mob Of striking
miners is obstructing coal traffic on the
Illinois Central road; that he and the
municipal authorities have done all they
could end are now calling for help. He
had sworn in force of deputies, but had
no arms or ammunition for them. AS the
Governor had shipped the last OF the rifles
In the State armory TO Elmwood this
morning on reoulsition from the Mayor
the Fourth Regiment to start for Minonk
at once to aid the sheriff All is quiet at
Minonk tonight, but the miners refuse to
allow the coal trains TO move.
The Mayor Of Elmwood wired that the
town had been visited twice by mobs OF
much larger mob would come tomorrow.
Colonel Bennett at LaS1lle wires that
all has been quiet there to-day and this
Assistant Acknowledgement Bayle. a.
Pana, wires that everything is peaceful.
of the hp miners lass fedeTation and AND trades as
sembliCs for the third, fourth and fifth Illi-
nois coal districts will be held in Repre-
sentative Hall here tomorrow for the pur-
pose of General consultation and arrange
ment. If possible. for. a settlement of the
present strike. National President John
Mcbride. of Ohio. and national Vice Presl-
dent Penn, with State President Crawford,
will address the delegates.
Two companies OF troops were with.
that city. These. it is thought will be
sufficient to preserve order.
Anthracite Mining Stopped.
PyITT.ADELPHIA. May 27.-The anthra-
cite coal trade, like the bituminous trade,
is at. a standstill, though from entirely
different causes. The floods throughout the
anthracite region have flooded many of the
mines, forcing a suspension of work until
the flooded mines can be relieved of the sur
plus water The result of the enforced
stoppage, together with the curtailed pro-
duetion OF the anthracite mining com
duced a scarcity of hard coal. Especially
Is this the case with the Reading company,
which has been compelled within the past
few days to decline orders Out of some
forty collieries operated by the Reading
all but twelve are at present in a con:i-
ton to prevent the mining of coal. but the
comDanys officials expect in a few days
to have the majority of them pumped out
and in operation. Such of. the mines as
are in workable condition are being pushed
to their fullest extent. orders having been
issued to work all of them ten hours day
region there has also been some enforced
stoppage of mining, principally In the Ha-
zelton district where five Of the twelve
region the mines were not affected by the
waters and are running as usual. A num-
Der Of individual operators were also
ufOWHeu Out lOICcu W a ttIIDcTdTy
stoppage.
VIII Try to Break the Strike.
CHICAGO, May IA dispatch from
Pittsburg says: W. p. Rend. of Chicago,
operator of Jumbo mines in the Panhandle
district, has given his miners week to
return to work submit to having their
places filled with negroes. He has stacks
of ammunition and Winchesters in his
houses TO enforce the resumption. The
x,1ff fra fhnt cyot hose
mines in successful operation 1t would
practically break the strike, and many of
the men swear they will shoot the negroes
if they are brought in.
Pitched Battle I'm Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 27.-Four more
companies of State troops arrived this
morning to join the others that already
in camp at Ensley City. There seems to
be little change in the threatening situa-
tion. Last night pitched battle without
bloodshed occurred, in which nearly one
hundred shots were fired. Yesterday after
noon a shooting Scrape between some ne