The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-20
GEN. BRADLEY'S ARMY.
1t Is Declared to be- a Monaco ~
the Pubnc iafety.
Warned to Leave 49, Vicinity Of Con.e..
Ill., or be- Driven on AT the Poins
OF the Bsyonet-sherifr RAM
dali Gets Tired.

coFfrrN, Ill, Aug. IL. -Unles,
ueneral bradley is playing a deep
game the crisis of the impending
mine situation here was passed latr
Wednesday. Frank Campbell H.
leaders Lieutenant was admitted
within the picket lines and escorted %
the private "A of General Superint.,.
dent Mills of the Glover Leaf railroad
to whom he admitted the de-.
feat OF the crusaders and stated
that II the railroad company vould
furnish the strikers transportation
they would break camp aud return to
their homes. This proposal was made
after Gen. bradley, Campbell and Page
had been stopped at the skirmish linz
by armed guards while attemnting
To entel the village. They asked 10
See Sheriff Randall and Mayor Trav-
Tor, both of whom denied their reopest
that the strikers De allowed to march
through the streets. They offered 10
make any kind of a con accession thai
might be asked if the men were onlr
permitted to make a demonstration
but the mayor stood by his proclama-
ton.
Campbell then asked to see Mr.. Mills
receiver of the mine. and il was To him
that the strike leader admitted thai
the fight had been lost. Sheriff Ran.
dali, Mayor Traylor and Mr.. Mills All
suspect Bradley of d~uplicity. They
believ that the proposition was made
in h hope that the armed force
that has guarded the town for
the past week would be withdrawn.
leaving the village and the Cofeen
shaft at the mercy of the invaders.
This was, in part, borne out by the
fact that Campbell said that half Of
the strikers would leave on the even
ing freight and the remainder on the
morning. Only five or six men boarded
the train when it stopped at the camp
for them.
As soon as this fact was reported, the
townspeople. backed by IA number of
farmers and influential residents of the
county, decided To take radical steps
to rid Montgomery county of Bradley
and his army. A special session OF
the board of supervisors was called,
to meet this morning, TO de-
clare the crusaders a nuisance,
and order them out OF the county on
the grounds that they are a menace TO
public peace and safety. Members of
the board who are here watching the
maneuyers of the strikers have
assured Mayor Traylor that this will
be done, and Sheriff Randall de-
clares that he will drive the strikers
from the country at the point of the
~bayonet if he is ordered to do SO. lie
at once sent deputies in every direc-
ton. notifying his men to remain at
their posts for fear an attempt might be
made by the strikers TO come in under
cover of darkness.
When the evening train pulled up at
the camp and stopped the strikers wore
in full force, but not exceeding
half a dozen men boarded it. III.
ii. Willoughby, chief deputy sher-
if, was on hand. lie asked
Gen. Bradley if Campbell's promise to
leave town was a bluff in order 10 have
the armed guard Withdrawn. The
leader replied that it was not and that
the whole party would vacate in the
morning.
lie was then officially notified that
the crusaders would have be break
camp before noon today or they
would be driven out at the point of the
bayonet
If we have been guilty of showing
you or your men any sympathy hereto
FORE" said Willough by. Il want you TO
understand that sympathy has been
Withdrawn. We are not ia a
humor to fool with you any longer.
BY noon this army will have
been declared a nuisance and a men
ace to public safety and ordered
out of Montgomery county. sherin
Randall and / will be on hand at that
hour to see that the order is obeyed-
Bradley said that a display OF armed
force would not be necessary, but the
officials fear that the whole move was
a ruse TO throw the officials off their
CONVINCING ARGUMENT,