The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-02
CALL FOR SOLDIERS
Sheriff Leming, ofDayiess County,
Applies to the Governor.
He Requests Sufficient Militia to Hold in
Check Six Hundred Riotous Strik-
ers at Cannelburg.
THEY LAUGH AT INJUNCTIONS
And Rel to Permit the Rail-
way to Haul Coal Trains.
Situation So Serious that the Judge of
the Circuit Court Joins in the APP
peal for State Troops.
TERRE HAUTE CONFERENCE
Governor Matthews Listens to
Sullivan County Authorities,
Who Also Make Demand for Militia
to Assist in Moving Trains Long
Held Up at Shelburn.
NO ACTION YET TAKEN
Who Also Make q Demand for Militia
to Assist in Moving Trains Long
Held Up at Shelburn.
NO ACTION YET TAKEN
Governor May Wait Till Monday
Before Exercising Authority.
He Urges the Local officials to Make An
other Attempt to Raise the Blockade
Affairs at Lyfbrd and Brazil.

The request for troops has come. For
some days the situation among the striking
miners has been critical. and it has now
reached a point where State aid has been
invoked to enable the railroad companies
to move their trains. The Governors proc
lamation has proved futile. the strikers
paying little or no attention to it, and last
evening Sheriff Leming of Daviess county.
wired the Governor that he could not move
the trains.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
trains have had hard work since Tuesday
getting through Cannelsburg. little town
a few miles east of Washington. and for
fours days past all. coal trains have been
held by the strikefs There are two hun
dred of the latter. and they are armed and
determined. Judge Heffron. of the Daviess
Circuit Court, issued an injunction restrain
ing the strikers from interfering with the
trains. but the men paid no attention to
the writ. laughed at any order from the
court and defied the sheriff.
telegram from Sheriff Leming to the Gov
ernor last evening. He also states that by
this morning he expects the force of miners
will be sweled to six hundred men, most of
fears that it's mail trains will be held and
the railroad line blocked. The sheriff says
it is impossible for him to organize force
Of citizen deputies capable OF coping with
the miners. Judge Heffron and the deputy
prosecutor join with him in the telegraphic
request for troops, and they urge that the
force sent be adequate to meet body of
six hundred men.
Private Secretary Myron King repeated
the contents of this message to the Gov
ernor at Terre Haute last night, and told
a journal reporter that there might be a
conference at that place among the State
officers who are there with the Governor,
among whom is Adjutant-general Robbins.
He thought it quite probable that as a re-
would wire two or three companies to pro-
ceed at once to Cannelsburg and give the
railroad company the protection which the
local authorities are unable to afford. The
Governor was to leave Terre Haute at 1
o'clock this morning for his home in this
city. 1t looks now as IL, the ice having
been broken, requests for State militia aid
would come thick and fast during the next
twenty-four hours The miners at Cannels-
burg informed Sheriff Leming that they
would not allow the railroad company to
move any COAL and they act as If they
meant every word they said.
The Journals Terre Haute correspondent
telegraphed early this morning as follows:
Governor Matthews, last night, received
ty. stating that two hundred armed miners
had captured coal train. The Governor
said he would not act in the matter because
the advice was 50 meager. He left here at
o'clock this morning for Indianapolis 1t
is safe to say that he will not order out the
militia for Shelburn or elsewhere before
Monday. The message the Governor re-
ceved from Daviess county was sent by the
judge of the court and the sheriff. Last
night the street numbers of Company B
were obtained under the belief that the
miltiamen might be needed on short no.
tice. che Governor says he will do moth
ing In regard to Shelburn until he hears
the report of to-rnorrow's effort and that a 9
Sunday is not good day for action MOTH
ing wa.l be done before Monday