Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27
STRIKERS CAPTURE A TRAIN
OIL uolonuNoo anI T1aJRoo
CARRY THEM TO la sELLE.
The Troops called out and the Mob
Rounded up--None of the strikers
Able to speak Eng'i-h-under
n Strong Guard of Deputies.

La Sale wis. May 2e-Gen. orcn-
dorff received telegram tonight stat
ing that a mob OF 800 striking miners
had captured a passenger train on the
Illinois Valley and Northern branch OF
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad at Ladda. Bureau county, and
at the point OF revolvers had CONF
peeled the conductor to carry them to
La Sale. BY ruse the train crew
made the men believe the train had ar
rived at La Sale when Peru was
reached. and they got OF there, mile
east OF this city After n conference
between sheriff Taylor and the military
stan II was decided TO head the mem-
bers on In Peru, and Ave companies
OF militia were ordered TO fall Ia. The
march commenced with the wounded
sheriff riding In a closed carriage
nhend. behind the advance guard. Col
Bennett In command. The troops were
divided ana sent along Second and
Third streets, and the Visiting mob
was encountered near the Peru line.
An order was given for The miners 10
throw up their hands. but being stran-
gers 70 the English Language. they did
not understand. and started to run In
all directions. The troops were sent In
pursuit. and although there were sew
eral hand to hand encounters nothing
serious occurred. Only one shot was
fred ana that by crazed Belgian
t..V IaN
Capt. Smiths head and lodged in u
tree close by. He had no second chance
to shoot. In an Instant corporal had
knocked the weapon from the nfuri-
ated MINIS hand and he was under ar
rest. Feron then began crying and
when he had been dragged over to the
guard line he knelt down IN the dust
threw on his hat and began 10 pray
thinking he was TO be court marualed
and shot. In the meantime other ON
GERS were after the miners, who were
trying to evade arrest
some OF the rioters had hid in barns
and outhouscs and pickets were sent
TO make a thorough search When MI
who could be found had been cap
tured tie order to march was again
given. The prisoners were compelled
10 march, hands up. In single iile, I'M
III after they had been searched. In
| Peru another halt was made. a thor
ough search OF the mems clothing was
mnde by the officers. All kinds OF
| weapons were found upon them. some
| had revoivers, others knives, but the
moat curious discovery was dynumite.
| ON three men were found bombs, any
one OF which would annihilAte a rcgi-
nent. Thence 70 the Bureau county
| lines, two miles, the march was made,
| with an occasional halt 20 pick up
stragglers fiom the mob's ranks In
many cases there We're exciting chases,
| but few escaped, and altoEeth-f. over
| a hundred rioters were placed under
| guard When the county boundary was
| reached the prisoners who were Pol.
| ish. Italians, RussianH, Belgians and
! Boheminna, were placed IN line and
| were addressed by the sheriff, who
| warned them 10 keep out Of the coun-
| Nv. and advised them not TO engage In
| inwlessnesE. They were then marched
/ In doublequlck time between guards
| into The adjoining county. excepting
| those who had been carrying arms and
| dynamite.
These were taken back 10 La Sale.
| and are now under a strong guard.
| Although large number OF the rioters
| that came IN on tralnH were marched
| over The county line, there are stu
| several hundred here. They are very
| Vicious and determined-looking men.
| and arc much angered Mt the detention
! on their armed comrades al the camp