Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-25
MALTA CALLED OUT.
RiOting Foreigners In Illinois Cause Gov
AItgeId TO Issue the Order.

Than aud John Dwyer were painfully
wounded. The mob closed in on the
officers and a hand to hand hight en-
sued.
Three men were arrested bnt one OF
them was released and the men threat
euiag to tear down the Jail and burn
the city hall. The situation is alarm
ing and the Governor has been tele-
grapbed with a request Tor State aid.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. May 25, a. m.-
Governor Altgeld has been in telegraph
ic communication all evening with the
county and municipal officials at Cen
tralia, La Sale and other points where
the strikers were rioting dur
ing the daY, and shortly after midnight
decided that troops must be called out.
Sheriff Taylor, Of La Sale county,
wired at IL D. N. that the situation
was very serious; that his force
OF deputies was unable to cope
with rioters aud that mob surrounded
the hotel in which be was lying wound
ed. Sheriff Helm, of Centralia, sent
report similar in character.
Orders are now being telegraphed for
five companies Of the fourth infantry to
report st Certralia, and four companies
of the seventh to report at La Sale In
the morning.
Adiutant General Orendorff will 60 TO
La Sale and Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral Boyle TO Centralia.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May 24.-Severat
,telegrams Of warlike nature have been
received by Governor Altgeld and Ad-
iutant General Orendorff from Contra
ia, Marion county. The sheriff there
wired that he had sworn in deputies but
needed troops. Governor Altgeld wired
the sheriff that from the facts presented
be did not believe all resources bad been
exhausted ami the sheriff must swear In
enough deputies 10 control the peace.
The Adjutant General has battalion
of troops all ready 10 be dispatched TO
the scene Of trouble in 20 minutes and
can mobilize ], 900 militiamen at Contra
liza in one hour. No one will be sent
from headquarters TO the scene Of war,
as tits believed that the local author
! itieS can handle the matter.
THEY WERE INUNDATED.
DANvILLE, Ill, May 24.-The crisis
has passed here and tne Mission Field
miners have not only quit but were last
night organized into lodge by PreSi-
dent Crawford, Of the United Mine
Workers Of Illinois. There was no
blood shed but the Mission Field miners
were so inundated that they were glad
TO Quit. Two Of them who were caught
outside of tue lines we're badly ham
mered.
CENrRAE1A. Ills, May 24-About
/ 500 striking miners from Duquoin and
the st. Johu's mine arrived in this city
to-day on an Illinois Central freight
train aud proceeded to the Big -Four
mine, operated by Pottinger IL Davis,
/ i'm the northern limits of the city.
They demolished considerable of the
machinery and filled the shaft with
about fifteen feet Of debris, dump carts
! and other loose material about the mine.
| Every glass and sash in the building
was smashed. The total damage TO the
/ property is estimated at $4,000. The
I Big Four mines have for the three past
DAYS been running with about thirty
men aud yesterday they refused TO come
out at the request OF the local commit
I tee.
The striking miners held 4 meeting
| and left the city on foot for Odin, eight
miles north of here, TO shut down the
mipe there. The sheriff swore in about
fifty deputies, who were equipped with
/ WinchesterS from the armory here, and
/ left for Odin on a special train. The
/ miners were well armed with pistols
and plenty OF ammunition.
THERE MAY BE TROUBLE.
Spsctai lei. gram 70 ,a' RsgiT'-.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., May 24.-About
| fifty Italians arrived in New Lisbon to-
| day 90 90 10 work az the Card Il ProsSer
coal mines. The firm will attempt to
/ start them 10 work tomorrow morning,
I and if the foreigners go 10 work trouble
| is feared The striking miners held a
meeting this afternoon aud declared
they would not allow the Italians TO go
/ to wOrG.
, AN ADDITION OF A HUNDRED.
! SDs-tal Isls0rlrn 20 taS RsJlsts-
/ PIEDMONT, w. VA, May 24-Two
/ hundred and twenty miners are working
/ al Coketon TO-DAY. This is one hundred
more than were formerly employed
! there. The West Virginia Central en-
/ ployes have been placed on three quar-
ter time pending the settlement Of the
miners strike.
MORE MINERS RESUME.
Spsefas Ts.e1rom 20 tls Rs0ss,s-.
THURNoNp, w. VA, May 24-An
mines in Loup Creek are working. Two
miners, implicated in cutting the Stone
/ Cliff cable, we're bound over in default
/ Of ), 900 bail. The Black Band mines
went on to-day, as announced, without
trouble.
! POMERoY STRIKERS OUT.
! PoNERoY, O., May 24.-Four hundred
I miners visited the various mines to-day
\ which supplies the salt furnaces and
I other local industries with fuel aud in
\ duced all the men 10 join the
strike. This will close down all
furnaces aud iron mills. They will
/ cross the river tomorrow and move on
the Camden miners. 10 shut of the sup
ply Of coal being shipped to Pennsylva-
/ MIA over the Ohio River road. The
/ operators of this district are ready to
pay the price demanded, but the miners
| refuse TO accept until general settle
ment is effected.
/ GAVE UP THE INVASION.
| LEAvENwoRTH, Ks, May 24.-Cap-
tain Steve Ryan, OF Napoleon, Mo, and
one hundred of bis striking miners were
marched through this city at $50 this
! afternoon in charge Of Sheriff Rothen-
1 - naainn.a