The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-13

January, it was decided to issue
a secret order to the master work
men of every local assembly of
the knights, asking him to call
upon all members to pay i'll five
cents weekly to an emergency
fund, to be used III a movement
of national importance. Mean
time, thu leaders waited fo- the
proposed uprising
"Pials were laid for the pres
elt uprising, and the Pullman
strike offered the desired oppor-
tu1ity. All plans were perfected
and funds made ready before q
move was made. This strike is
the most formidable and deeply
planned Of any uprising that has
ever occurred ii a civilized coun-
try in hall a century. If the out
come will only serve to convice
honest laboring lne;l that they
are being used as footballs by a
lot Of ligll-5alaried officials, and
if that conviction will eventuate
in the construction Of organiza-
tions with the schen,ing leaders
conspicuous by their absence,
the cost will not be 50 great as
may appear"
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DANVILLE, Ill, July 0.-Nrs.
Glcnnan and Miss Clara James
were killed and an unknown
man rnortally wounded at West
vile this afternoon by a volley
fired over the head Of a crowd Of
rioting miners by company Of
militia. The miners had been
rioting here since yesterday after
noon. Last night a number Of
freight cars were destroyed in the
Eastern Illinois yards By inccn-
diary fires. This forenoon a i1uin-
Der Of cars were dcrailed at Grape
creek oa the She!byvillc branch.
When the wrec.iage had been
cleared, the inbound passenger
train proceeded without 1nole3ta-
tion until Westvil.e was reached.
When it stopped there it was sur
rounded by a crowd Of miners
and held. Word was telcoraplled
to Danville and a special train,
with company of state troops,
started at once for the scene Of
the trouble. About one mile
from Westville a large crowd Of
miners had collected, and upon
the approach of the train bearing
the militia, began making war
like demonstrations. Pistols
were fired at the troops, who
returned the fire, shooting over
the heads Of the mob from the
train, intending to scare them.
Miss Clara James, II years old,
was standing in the door Of her
home A bullet struck her
just below the right breast and
she died almost Immediately.
Mrs. Glennan, a widow who was
standing i'll her own yard, was
also struck, and died in five mill
utes. An unknown man received
a mortal wound and will die be
fore morning. The militia left
the train and charged the crowd,
securing three prisoners. After
this the crowd dispersed and no
further resistance was offered the
troops, and they returned to the
train. The trip to Danville was
made without further incident.
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Sena-
tor Sherman today presented to
the senate the petition Of ]. B.
Corey, of Pittsburg, requesting
the passage Of a law to punish
the leaders of labor organizations
for obstructing the civil process
of state and national authority,
and also unlawful combinations
of capitalists. The petition asks
that law be passed making all
unlawful labor unions, unknown
to our civil laws, reasonable
conspiracies against the govern
rnent, and membership thereof as
prina facie evidence of intent to
commit treason, making the
members of any trades union
liable for all reasonable acts
committed against state OF ma
tional authority by members of
these unions, who shall be en-
gagged in conducting a strike for
wages OF other grievances. Upon
conviction of auv acts. in D11r-