The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
NO SIGNS OF PEACE.
COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS
FAIL TO AGREE.
Troops Move Trains In JllinOis-SOliey
Fired at n Merry Striker-Indiana Militia
May he Called-War On In the Keystone
State.
News Of the Strike.

News Of the Strike.
There is nothing in sight, according
to Springfield dispatch, to warrant
the belief that the strike Of the Illinois
coal miners will he settled this week
or the next either. A conference OF
coal operators of Central and Southern
Illinois on the one hand and reprcsen-
tatives OF the State and Nationa NJ n -
Workers Union was held at Spring
field. but nothing looking toward COM
promise Or adjustment of the difficulty
has been a ccompIishcl. The parties
are rs far away from each other a.
ever. The repre- sentative' Of the
Miners Association stubbornly refuse
to specify their demands. A meeting
Of the coal op ,ratOrs of the entire
State will be held. when. il 20 sible,
the operator, will agree on what they
will offer the miners.
50 the strike goes merlily on. 1t is
hurting every class in the community
now. 1t is working hardship on the
poor. b. tn miners and consumers. 1t
| is decreasing the revenue of corpora
tions. factories, and G. cryb,dy who
| use, soft coal 1t is great detriment
| on some of the State institutions. The
| kankakec asylum u es great deal OF
! coal. and has only ten carload, i'll stock.
| This will last only few days. Some
| weeks ago. " way of Drccaut!On. the
! Superintendent, DR.. Gapen. wrote
| Pre- .ident Mcbride. acquainting him
with the want, of the institution,
and Mcbride gave written authority
that forty carloads of C al might be
mined for the Kankakee asylum. This
permission was sent to rcprcs enta-
tive Of the Miners Union in the an
kakce district, and DR.. Gapen thought
he was going to get his coal. Cnfortu-
| nate.y, some district officer a little
| higher in authority than the man to
| whom McBride's communication was
sent was ignored. and the uuderstrap-
per will not allow the work to proceed.
| Anarchy Run+ 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 u
| horde of lOw-brOwed. vicious Anarch-
lists. An armed force of militia holds
things in check in ore or two towns,
but outside of these centers lawless
Italians. Slavs, PO.es, and other treach-
crous and ignorant foreigners hold
sway and defy the authorities. An
An erican citizen who goes abroad
after dark takes his life in his hands
a,d if he darcs express himself at any
time in q manner that does not suit the
Anarchists he is liable t, be leaten to
death.
At spring Valley the Mayor is in
terror of his life The city pris n
local police do not dare to arre-t an
Italian, a ole. II Hun or an An irchist
Of any nationality. no matter wat
offense against the laws he may COM
init. Practically the same state of
affairs exists at Wcnona. 1t is a little
less violent at Peru, and were it not
for the pre- ence of Col. Pennitt and
his soldiers in this city it would Re
worse here. Time and again during
the last two or three weeks the Stal S
and Stripes has been dragged in the
cutters of SIP. ing Eally, while the red
rag Of anarchy ard lawles ness has
been Haunted in the faces of the prop
erty-owners and citizens by a mob
II en- who cannot speak the English
language and who have no legal voice
in the condLct of public affairs.
bullets Fly Thick ut Minonk.
Minonk, ILL.,. special: A striker
threw a switch here directly in front
of an Illinois Central freight train. In
an instant weapons We directed at
him. Bullets from revolvers and rifles
flew about the daring strikers head,
while buckshot and other kit ds of pei
lets discharge from shotyuns spread
all around hir. Why he was not hit
j. one of the mysteries. He was, how
ever. quickly arres ted, and is now in
Jail. He is Henry Myers. and he had 1,
good position as cableman in the AmcS
shaft here. He was trying to keep
the Illine is Central from moving Il
ira II of coal. With him were :,4O des-
rerate Poles. but the railroad car, led
its point. thanks to the presence OF
Colonel Culver and three c mpanie, OF
the |. n. &.
Disposition Of the Military.
Springfield. Ill.,. special: Gov. Alt
geld leccived 4 mes. age from Wenona
Marshall County. saying the strikers
there are preventing train from NOV
ing and asking for arms and amnuni
tlOn and that troops Q held in rcadi
LcS-. Fifty rifles with ammunition
we're sent and Col. Culver was te'c
eruphcd t. proceed to Wenona and in
ve>tigate. Gov. Altge ordered the
two remaining c mpaAics of troops a
Pana to return home. The Governor
aso ordered home the troops staff nee
at tentralia and two companies of thOs.
sent to Minonk. leaving one compan,
at the latter place. The tn ops Al l.;
Sale have been ordered to remain
there until further orders.
LAW SET At DEFIANCE