Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
THERE WILL SURELY BE TROUBLE
III tho Ohio Miners Carry Out Their
Threat to Drive West Virginia Miners
From Their Work.

to carry out their threat. All was quiet
at the mines to-day, the Ohio miners
having returned to their homes.
Orders have been issued by the Gov
ernor to all the companies Of the Ma
tlonal Guard Of the State to be ready
to move at any time on Eve hours no.
t!ce.
Several weeks ago the commander OF
each company was required to state how
long IL would take them to respond TO
call of arms, and they have all sent in
their answers, which range from thirty
minutes to three hours. 1t Is thought
that the entire National Guard OF the
State can be collected at one place with
in an eight hours call.
ALL REPORTED QUIET.
Special telegram 10 the sunady Rsgister.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. May 26.-
Nothing has transpired at the Camden
mines. All is quiet. The Governor
Just received telegram from the sheriff
of Mason county saying there. Is no
trouble.
WERE GETTING 10 cRNTs.
GALEsBURG, ILL, May 26.-Delega-
tions Of striking miners are canvassing
the mines within four TO six miles OF
this city and endeavoring to induce the
miners to quit. So far they have been
unsuccessful. Apprehending trouble
Sheriff Matthews is preparing to swear
in lot of deputies and to arm them
with rifles.
Mr.. Gilchrist, owner OF the Viola
mines. the four hundred miners em-
ployed in which struck yesterday, came
here to-day to consult with +. c. Rice,
Superintendent of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy. The Viola mines
have been furnishing the Burlington
with thirty cars OF coal daily. Mr..
Rice says the Company has three weeks
coal on hand. Mr.. GilchrIst was pay
ing his miners 72 cents ton, or five
cents more than is being contested for.
His men had no grievance.
MILITIA GUARDING PROPERTY.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 26.-Four-
teen military companies went into camp
at Ensley, near Pratt City, to-day, at
the order of Governor Jones to maintain
the peace in the strike situation and 10
guard the property. The troops now
In camp will stay ten days and then an
other regiment will follow and be fol-
lowed in turn by a third. The situation
is more strained than ever and intem'
perate speeches are causing growth OF
i'll temper.
AN ITALIAN KILLED.
PIrTsBURG, Pa. May 26.-A fight to-
day between miners and strikers at In
perial Station, on the Montonr Run
railroad, fifteen miles south OF this
city, resulted In the killing OF an ltal-
ian miner named Jacob Seppe, and the
wounding OF a striker whose name could
not be learned. The mines, which
are owned by the Imperial Coal
Company, j. H. Andrews. OF
Youngstown, Ohio. president, employ
about rs men and have been in opera
tion all through the strike. This morn
ing about 100 strikers from Moon Run,
Noblestown and McDonalds started for
Imperial for the purpose OF bringing
out the workers. When the raid
ers reached Imperial Squire Will
son organized company TO
defeat them, but failed to keep them
from the miners. Jacob Seppe came
out and started on run for his home,
when he was pursued and shot, drop
ping dead in his tracks. In the fire
from the citizens one OF the strikers
was hit and fell, but was quickly picked
up and carried off by his comrades, who
beat hasty and disorganized retreat
None of the raiders were known by the
citizens OF Imperial.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, May 26.-Two
hundred and fifty striking miners side
tracked twenty-four cars loaded with
coal which the Big Four was taking TO
DanvilIe, H., for the roads use.
A squad of Terre Haute police
men was aboard the train, and
was roughly handled by the miners.
Detective Field was seized and his re-
volver taken from him and when tho
pistol was shown to the crowd cry OF
chang him" was started and for time
the situation was threatening. The
police drew their guns and they were
preparing for hostilities when wiser
council prevailed. The coal was held.
BIG MEETING AT Mt. PLEASANT.
PoIyr PLEASANT, PA, May 26.-It
Is estimated that over 5000 strikers
from all over the region were here to-
day. The addresses began az 1870 In q
field adjoining the Frick Company's
Standard mines. which is held under
lease from j. II. Rumbaugh, a local
meat merchant. The parade through
town this morning was made In excel
lent order. Deputy Sheriff Gay was
here in charge OF over 200 guards, dis
tributed aboat Morewood and Standard.
ST. PAUL, MISS., May 26.-The en-
gineers will carry "scao" coal. Ooedi-
epce to law figures as q prerequisite
and relieve the engineers OF RESPONSE
biity.
READY TO MARCH on MONDAY.
PoMERoY. o., May 26.- Five hundred
Miners from Syracuse, Minersville, New
Haven, Hartford City and this city
massed here to-day and marched TO
the Middeport sheet steel plant 70
draw the miners out. They camped
at the mouth Of the mine until the
men came out. After long
| argument most OF them joined the
strikers. Al. the salt furnaces are Idle.
They say the march will contiDue down
the valley until every mine Is closed.
| Senator Camden's mines at New haven
shut down to-day. and . move is TO be
made on his large works at Spilman'
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