The morning call., 1894-04-27
MINERS ARE MARCHING.
The Situation in Illinois Is Growing
Very Serious.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 26.-Acting
Governor Gill at 10 o'clock tonight re-
ceived the following telegram from Sheriff
Lensen of Marshal County, sent from
Tolura:
Three thousand strikers from Spring Valley,
La Sale and Peru are here. I anticipate
trouble and possibly blOodshed. Feeling un-
able to meet them, 1 respectfully call on you
for five or six full companies of militia. Send
them from Chicago or Joliet. We will have a
special train waiting for Them at this point.
Try TO get them here by o'clock If possible.
Answer quick.
Governor Gill telegraphed at once that
he did not think he was warranted in call
ing out the militia, as he understood the
miners were not armed aud not tlikelyto be RI
ctous, but that he would leave Tonight for
the anticipated trouble and personally look
into the matter. He left on the midnight
train accompanied by Assistant Adjutant-
General Boyle. Acknowledgement Oren-
dorf was notified at Kansas City, Mo.
State President Crawford, who also left
at midnight for Toluca, has received a
telegram from Streator to proceed to To-
luea and drive the miners there from the
mines.
The State Miners conference adjourned
to-day, after passing resolutions pledgng
all delegates to work for the success of
the miners strike: to prevent, il possible,
any miners from going to work. and TO
protect the lives and property of all dur
ing the present strike.
Al 80 o'clock tonight Acting Gov
eInor Gill received another dispatch from
Sheriff Lenss of Marshall County. urging
that the presence of the militia in Toluca is
absolutely necessary to protect The miners
at Toluca and the property of the company.
SPRING VALLEY, H., April 26.-This
afternoon a new Industrial Army started
on the march, and before It reaches its
destination the outlook is that it will be
larger than all the Commonweal and In
dustrials of Coxey and Kelly put together.
A big army of miners left here this after
noon for Toluca. Charles Devlin's new
mining town, where some 500 men are
working in the mines. Nearly 1000 men
moved from this city and other mines
simultaneously.
Lad sent a delegation of 500. Several
wagons were filled with food. the contri-
buttons of business men. Fred Kno W les
is commander-in-chef of the forces. He
issued an order to the effect that no ore
would be allowed to carry arms. The
Sheriff OF Marshal County. with fifty dep
utes, is at Toluca awaiting the Spring
Valley army.
PERU. H., April 26-Fully 600 miners
left here this afternoon for Toluca. They
will be joined by others on he way, and
will march to Touca 5000 strong.
ToLUCA, Ill.,, April ga consignment
of guns aud cartridges has been received
here by mining operators. There are be-
leyed to be not less than 200 guns and 1000
or 5000 cartridges. This equipment was
placed in the hands of deputies sworn in
by the Sheriff.
PEORIA, H.. April 26.-Several hundred
miners along the Peoria and Warsaw Rail-
way are now on strike.
BRAZIL, Ind, April 26.-lt Is apparent
now that the miners of the block coal
fields of Indiana will join the general
strike in the other coal-producing States.
The hitumin0us miners have formed mobs
to induce them to come out and as result
Crawford mines Nos. and closed today
md tile men of Nos. 2, 3 and 4 of the
Brazil Block Company went out tonight.
Several others were visited. and il is said
there will not be nine in the whole block
district in operation Tomorrow
1ERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 26.-The
block coal miners at Coal Bluff have been
induced 10 quit work. and tits believed the