The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-13
MURDER AND RIOT
Still Mark the Progress Of tho
Miners Strike.
Stoned to Dcath-A Bloody Battle
at an Illinois Coal Mino-Troops
Ordered Out in Ohio by
Gov. Mckinley.

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Ordered Out in Ohio by
Gov. Mckinley.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 7.-William
Barr, Of this city, one Of the oldest and
best known of Vandalia engineers, was
instantly killed yesterday afternoon
between Kn!ghtsville and Harmony by
striking coal miners.
Barr, with William Austermiller, fire.
man, was bringing west special train
OF sixteen cars OF coal. Since the strike,
trainmen have been compelled to dodge
rocks thrown at them by miners on al
most every run. When the train was
between Harmony and Knightsville the
engineer and fireman were made the
target for O number Of rocks thrown
by group Of strikers along the track.
Barr had just lodged one rock and was
In the act Of rising, when he was struck
back OF the ear and instantly killed.
The bralxemen had been driven into the
caboose and the fireman tried in vain TO
stop the train by reversing the engine,
but was unable to do so, the train run
ming for some distance this side Of Bra
I'll. The train was run back to Brazil
and Barr's dead body taken into the
depot, where an inquest was held.
When the news reached this city 1t
caused the most intense excitement.
Railroad men left their offices and
gathered in groups at the station.
Barr's body was brought to this city
last evening. Barr was forty years Of
age and leaves a wife and five children.
lie has been Mason for years and a
faithful and trusted employe Of the
Vandalia for about twenty years.
The murder will have great influence
on the strike in Indiana This ends 1t
for the miners. The railroaders will
never join them now by refusing to
carry coal cars" said one railroad man.
"The miners can look out from now on. "
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 7.-0ne dead body,
several men on the verge Of the grave,
a number of others seriously injured,
$50, 900 worth of property absolutely de-
stroyed, homes made desolate, lifelong
enmities formed, etc, etc, tell the sad
tale of an attempt made by the miners
to close the mine operated by Little
Bros. in Tazewell county, mile or
more back of Wesley City. II is the
sequel Of the meeting held at Barton
Vile the other day, about which there
was so much secrecy. No one could get
the faintest inkling Of what was done
ut the meeting. Now everybody knows.
1t was decided at that time that the
Little Brothers mine must close.
In consequence Of the conclusion
arrived at at that meeting about 400
miners started out Of Bartonville at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. They
came from nearly all the mines in the
district Every man Of them apparent
Fly came armed; they were desperate
and were ready to use desperate means
to accomplish desperate ends. They
went. All but one OF them has re
turned. He will return sometime TO
day, in all probability in coffin. Tn,
result OF the visit is best told in the list
OF dead and wounded, as follows:
Dead-Edvard Blower, Of Bartonville, shot II
side OF neck and instantly killed.
Injured-James Little, shot twice In the body
thought TO be fatally injured.
Peter Little, ST., shot In the left eye and righ
arm, not seriously injured.
Peter Little, jr., shot In the left side.
william Dixon, colored, shot In right aru
and through left shoulder: may die.
Several miners were shot, but they
were taken away and no one could Sc
cure any information from them.
COLUMBUs, o., June 7.-Gov. McKin
ley ordered out twelve hundred stat,
troops last night to prevent interfer
ence with the operation of railroad
trains in eastern Ohio by striking Goa
! miners, which has been going on fol
several days. The troops called on
comprise the eighth, fourteenth ant
! seventh companies of the Seventeenth
! regiment OF infantry, and battery II, o
the First artillery regiment. The ordeI
was given very quietly and the move
ment Of the local troops put in action
} were made under cover Of darkness
The Fourteenth regiment and the bat
terry, which belong here, left for tn,
east at midnight, going by the Is. & o
on a special train.
I MARION, ILL.,, June THE backbon,
OF the Carterville trouble is broken
Col. Smith arrived there yesterda!
with three companies Of his regiment
The troops came on special train from
Carbondale and were unloaded one-hal
mile west of the depot. The striker
that have held possession Of this poin
for the past week were peaceful.
Col. Smith told those who appeared
on the scene that he came to see tina
the ears loaded with coal were brough
out and II they molested car he woult
open fire upon them. The engine tina
brought the troops backed up TO tn,
mines under heavy guard Of soldiers
coupled onto forty loaded cars an'
pulled them out without a shot beinj
fred.
Sheriff Dowell was on hand with
pocketful of writs for the arrest Of tn,
leaders of the mob. He succeeded II
capturing six Of them.
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