Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-14
OUTLOOK IS WARL|KE.
Camping Strikers Of Illinois Are
Served with an Injunction Of
the Western Style.
no APPLICATION TO THE COURT.


He Will He Forced to Do So-Sieges at
Several Illinois Points-Matters Mixed
In Southern Indiana-Enect OF the Re-
straining Order In the PittsburE District
Fight Barely Averted.
st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. IA special to
the Republic from Coffeen. Ills, says:
Bradley's army of striking miners still
threatens the town. No attention was
paid to the sheriff's proclamation order
ing the strikers to leave the county, and
the men are as defiant as ever. Sheriff
Randie did rot return from Jacksonville
until late yesterday afternoon. He
drove Immediately to the strike head
quarters to investigate for himself just
| how far his order had been obeyed. He
was anSered by Bradley's defiant atti-
| tude. but decided not to resort to force
| until today. This was done because it
would have been impossible to marshal
the deputies before shutdown, and the
sheriff did not want to take chances
| with the invaders in the dark. He was
| inclined also to believe that Bradley was
blufting, and that the camp would be
er is rot off the ground and on the move
by noon today he will go forward with
his men and the work that peaceable
methods have failed to accomplish will
| be done by force. Fifteen Coffeen miners
who stopped work when Bradley came
| here were yesterday notified by Re-
ceiver Mills of their discharge, and were
| ordered to take out their tools, which
| they did.
Everything Is Peaceable Mt Decatur.
Decatur, Ills, Aug. 14.-The situation
| at the different camps Of miners from
other cities was quiet last night. About
200 men were in camp on the west, leo
| on the south and $50 on the south
| west. Deputy heriffs guarded the roads
| in the vicinity Of the camps. There
| was disorder and no sign of trouble. The
| miners obeyed quietly and without pro-
| test all the instructions of the officers.
The proposition Of the miners to send
n delegation to the Decatur miners to
see if they would not listen to argu-
ments in favor of striking, and in case
| Decatur men refused to listen to leave
the county, was refused by the authorities,
apparently because of the opposition of
the management Of the coal mine.
| Manager Armstrong said he did not
| want any one talking to the men. The
Imarchers were then told that they could
not come in any way or send delega-
tons. All of the 400 men were at worl;
yesterday and will work today. All OF
the camps grew all day and night grad
ually. Il. b. Ray. governors representa-
tive. estimates the number of outside
miners in the camp and in the city at
600.
Raid Made on Some Other Mines.
Marion, Ills. Aug. 14.-Yesterday a
large force of miners came in from John
son City. where they succeeded in shut
ting down work Thursday. They made
an unsuccessful effort at the Crab Or
chard and Ohio Valley company's mines
laboring with them until 5 p. M, and
then came here for quarters over night
This morning they will visit the Ohio and
Mississippi Coal and Mining company
where they expect to make an effort to
close down the works. There they will
be met by Sheriff Parks and ,Iarge
force Of deputies, and should they refuse
to disperse the sheriff will enforce the
law and see that those wanting work
have protection. The indications for to-
day are good for excitement. and proba-
bly, serious difficulties. The authorities
are using every means in their power
to avoid trouble, but are ready for it il
1t comes.
Situation in Southern Indiana.
Evansville. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE miner.
at Wool!ey's, Coughs and Nestor's
mines, on the Louisville and Evansville
and st. Louis road, a few miles above
this city. went back to work yesterday
They said they were loyal to the cause
and were willing to remain idle till the
big strike was ended, but when they
learned that there was a partial re-
sumption Of the mines in this city fol.
lowing the departure of the state officer:
they decided to work themselves The
miners at Newberg went out yesterday
when asked to do so by the state official:
of the miners. The miners in Bedford
district also decided to resume WORK
Monday.
NEITHER CAMPING NOR MARCHING
Will BE Permitted in the Pittsburg Dfa
trict-Injunction Served.
Pittsburg, Aug. 14.-Injunctions by
the court have put a stop to marche:
by the striking miners against the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
for a time at least. But in the execu
; ton of the injunction the sheriff and hi!
deputies narrowly escaped precipitatine
serious trouble. AS it was the first blood
Of the strike was shed. Henry Stewart
one of the sheriff's deputies. struck ia
cob Mott a drummer of the Mcdonald