Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-09

gratiiied that they were to be called
into the service of the state. 1t was
= O'Clock when all the company had
reported for duty, the roll call show
ing the following roster:
Captain-Edwin a Cook.
FIRST Lieu,enant-Will johnson.
Second Licutenant-C Ranskin
First Sergeant Frank Thompson
sergeants i ScConochie, W McCoroceie.
James Johnston, E X Igcha,t.
Corporals-L Hcmcnwa;, T 4 Anthony, George
Flood, Louis Ih:ig.
PIIvATEs.
Robe,t Bennett Jr. j II Bostock,
Bialsdol. l. NJ Buford. Jr,
tooI, Il II Cement.
ID j Cicland, W Cook
D BANKER, robert bunker,
r CGriH h, J uartZ.
Hariz, II u johnson,
Kelly. CIV l. slic
John Larson, James MoGarvey,
Robert 1CConochic, + Il kries,
W Vuaylc. Harry Ro-s,
John Schmidt, Ben : ors
Sears. W Sears,
Avon Kocckr;z. W Yerbury,
X u NcCrcary. Alber. Zics.
Charles Muir JCTurncr.
Il Mott.
The boys presented soldicrly APP
| pearance with their rifles, KNAPP
| w
saw them as they marched I'D Second
avenue at $50 o'clock this morning.
In addition to Il generally first class
equipment the company was sup
piled with $500 pounds of ammuni-
ton, being in better condition than
ever before. BY previous arrange
ment an engine and coach in charge
of Engineer Briggs and Conductor
Hill had been sent down from the
Rock Island yards to the Peoria de-
pot. The militia embarked and was
soon on the way to the scene of tur-
mol.
Arrived in safety.
AT 9:45 Capt. H. 4. J. Mcdonald,
the former commander of the compa-
ny, received the following from Capt
L. NJ. Cook. this intelligence setting
at rest lot of seuseless rumors that
have been put atioat:
SrEIrG VALLEY, IL, July 9-Arrived here at 5
o'clock. AL wei. Campcd on the hill.
The Trouble.
The mob of idle miners which have
not been fully employed since the
afternoon. The mob was composed
of Lithuanians, Poles and Italians.
After terrorizing the town Saturday
and looting stores, destroying prop
erty and driving all English speak
ing laborers out of town, the strik-
crs have become so emboldened by
their success of the last three DAYS
that they made known last night for
the first time their plans for the flu
ture. 1t is the sacking of the build
ings OF coal companies, the destruc-
ton of the machinery. and the burn
ing OF the mines. This work, the
miners assert, rs interpreted through
their lcrdcrs, will be accomplished
before Tuesday night. The COM
panies, the property of which the
miners are determined to destroy.
are the Spring Valley Coal company,
of Spring Valley; the Whitebreast
Fuel company. of Ladd; the Chicago.
Wilmington and Nermilion Coal COM
pany, OF Seatonville, and the Charles
j. Devlin Coal company, of Toluca.
Last night the compary's store at
Ladd was looted and soaked with
water entailing loss of $50, 900.
Afterwards n stock train passing
east on the Rock Island was stoned
and n portion of the track torn up
and telegraph wires cut at Spring
Valley. The track was cleared again
this morning, though, and the wires
replaced.
The deviltry above described led
to the calling out of troops by Gov.
Altgcld.
Trainmen going through on the
trains this afternoon report every
thing quiet at Spring Valley today,
The Galesburg company as well as
the Rock Island company is on hand
and the militia is comfortably en-
camped and encountering no out
breaks up to the present time.
Fifty miles west of Spring Valley.
however. the train ran upon two ties
placed directly across the track, but
which the cow catcher pushed of,
and no accident occurred.
The Running of Trains.
The Rock Island west bound trains,
II. due at 11:20 last night, and 3.
due ut 4:15, got in this afternoon. af-
ter being delayed at Spring Valley.
No. / left Chicago on time this after
noon. All east bound trains are on
time.
Train No. -. on the c.. r. l. & P,
went east at o'clock this morning
and No. 2 on time at 7:55. Train
No. l went west ut 6 O'Clock last eve
ming and Nos. 5 and II started from
Joliet. but were stopped at Ottawa.
On the c., b. Il O., c., NJ. & St. p.
and Il. /. Il p. there is no change in
the situation whatever, all rumors to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
The local striking switchmen re-