Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-11
BRADLEY IS A TERROR
illinois srikers' General" Keeps
cosfesn In . State Of
Apprehension.
FEARS An ATTACK By THE MINERS

sheriff Has . Big Force Of Deputies ia
Keep the Strikers Out Of Towa-Bradlsy
Ran Out and Shot At-Besisging Army
Iacreasins-0thsr Illinois Strike News
Drsary Day for the Strikers In the Pitts.
burg District-struggls Varies in West
Virginia.
St. Louis, Aug. ia special to The
Republic from Coffeen, Ills. says: Yes
terday was q day OF feverish excitement
in Coneen. There were fears Of an
early attack by Bradley and his army
The guard on the main road was
strengthened. but the strikers failed to
appear during the morning. While the
guards were awaiting the expected ap-
proach Of the strikers. the miners went to
the shaft in twos and fours. but they
refused to 20 below until long after
fears Of the strikers approach had been
dissipated. Excitement ran high about
noon. when a contractor reported to
the sheriff that he had seen and con-
versed with Bradley in front Of the
home Of Rudolph Teufort, one Of the
SsAOh6CSk 0SAiAS 00tOCokCS ACI0s
General" Chased by . Posse.
The house at once was surrounded
but without q warrant the deputies re-
fused to enter. A guard was kept there
all afternoon. At o'clock last night a
man answering Bradley's description
was chased by a posse Of deputy sher-
tffs out on the road leading east from
town. Several shots were fired. but
a fr,0i 90 he A. A.
hour later a telephone message from
Hillsboro said that he had reached
there and was addressing a crowd. Ha
said that he would be in camp in the
morning. He will be arrested IL ha
crosses the corporate line. Out at the
camp everything was orderly. Mrs.
Bradley. the leaders mother. came in
at o'clock with a wagon load Of pro-
visions and a whole beef With her
came three wagons filled with potatoes,
flour, salt and vegetables and a
wagon load Of bread. The supplies came
from staunton and Mount Olive.
disbursements for the Raiders.
Between midnight and morning 16C
men arrived in camp, and in the after.
noon forty-six more came. The new &C.
cessions came in parties of from ten to
are in camp. and 100 are on the way
from towns to the south. Mayor Tray.
Tor and the people Of Coffeen fear tina,
this means that Bradley is lying low un
til re-inforcements arrive before march.
ing on the works. The sheriff feared
an attack in the morning and the citi.
zens practically slept on their arms
Fearing that the strikers will be here
today. A. L. Mills. receiver of the mine
who is also general superintendent OF
the Clover Leaf, ordered all coal stand.
ing on the tracks here shipped out i'm
mediately.
Sheriff Telegraphs for More Men.
Coffeen, Aug. 11.-Sheriff Randle al
10 o'clock last night ordered out Isl
armed men to reinforce the guard Their
protecting the town against invasion
He also telegraphed to Nokomis for fifty
more men. Advices received by the
sheriff from Hillsborough state tina,
Bradley Is on his way to camp and
that fully 200 strikers are coming from
Aubrn. Girard and other mining town.
to the north.
No Coal for Spring Valley Water Works.
Spring Valley. His. Aug. 1.-THE
miners of this city held a mass meetins
on the public square yesterday after.
noon. During the meeting a loca
leader stated that Mayor Nelson had
requested him to ask the miners IL the,
would allow enough coal to be dug II
Spring Valley to supply the city waite,
works, which will run out of coal in {
few days. The motion was made tha
the mayor could have all the coal h,
wanted, provided he would 20 down II
the mines and dig it himself. The mo
ton was carried. The question O
marching on the Matthieson and Hesel
er mines in LaSalie. which are digKins
| coal for use of their factories, wa.
brought ND. The Spring Valley mer
decided to have nothing to do with 1t
There were many miners present from
Marquette. Ladd and Seatonville ant
they are indignant over Spring Valley,
refusal to march.
March Proposed on Decatur.
Decatur. Ills. Aug. lit is salt
that In all about 500 men will com,
here from seven different cities, an,
that on Friday a united effort will b.
| made to get 400 Decatur miners to stol
work. Sheriff Nicholson says that h,
has suggested to the coal company tina
| 1t had better suspend work on the an
pearance OF the outsiders until all in
dications OF trouble were over. The Goa
| company declined to do that. The ieher
| III Is making list Of 100 men and will
swear them in as deputies on the al
| proach OF the miners. He says all tn
| Decatur miners who want to work vii
be given full protection.
Springfield. Ills. Aug. 1l-Governo
Tanner has commissioned B. B. Raw
secretary Of the state board of raiiroa,
and warehouse commissioners. to pro
coed this afternoon to Decatur an,
| watch the miners situation there to
morrow.
| PIrrSBURG LOOKS FOR A CRISIS.
Nay BE Something Happen In That Regio
Today That viii Count.
Pittsbure. Aug. ia crisis IL fas
approaching in the miners movemen
against the New York and CleveIan,
Gas Coal company. The next few day
should determine whether or not tn
strikers object will be realized. Yes
terday's work was net viewed in q dis
appointing light by the campers q
Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum
Creek. yet the happenings were not o
the most encouraging sort. To begil
with they had to contend with thei
i first spell Of bad weather A heavy raj