The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-21
COFFEEN CAPTURED.
Illinois Town I'm tho Hands Of
Striking Miners
Dherin Asks for Troops and IL RE-
fnsed-Expects serious TroVbie-
Martial LAW Practically In
Vogue I'm Pennsylvania.

Hilsboro. Ill. Aug. 1s.-Six hundred
ktrilSing coal miners, eight abreast, in
vaded Colleen at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. throwing aside the deputy
sherifs doing guard duty and going
through the town pell mel. The OIL
cials ordered the guards not 10 shoot,
but they began making arrests as fast
as possible. Gen. Bradley was the first
man placed under arrest and three
guards came TO this city with him al
fast as horses could travel. He is now
an the county Jail. Other prisoners are
oil the way here. No shots were fired
aud no blood was shed. The invasion
was for the purpose of inducing tho men
ut work at the mine there 90 cease and
join the strike. The sheriff will increase
his force OF deputies and the invaders
will be compelled TO leave the town or
there will be conflict.
Springfield, H., Aug. 1s.-Gov. Tan
ner, Tuesday evening received the fol-
lowing telegram from Sheriff Remale,
at Coifeen, ILL.,:
"Ono word from the governor viii dis
perse the 800 or more miners who are now
besleginR the village OF Cofeen. VIII you
say ll0k WOfQ now OF wait uAAAi AAf AAhAAA
town is In ashes and possibly lives lostl
The presence OF the state militia might
serve a good purpose at this time. me
miners declare their intention or disre-
garding the proclamation what shall J.
do?"
The governor replied MS follows:
''In reply 20 your message calling for
troops | will say that i am advised That
90 far there has been no personal HARM
no destruction OF property ana no inIrac-
tion or the law at Colleen. shall not on
the vague anticipation OF mob violence.
send troops TO Coffeen. In the meantime
a. Is your duty TO preserve the peace ana
protect life and property"
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. ls.--After a CON
ference Tuesday evening between the
sheriff and the strike leaders the lat
terare convinced that the sheriff latest
order pending the decision of the court
I'm the Injunction case means practically
martial law. They understand that
the strikers may retain their camps,
but cannot march, nor do anything to-
ward getting the DE Armit men out.
They cannot go about in squads nor
singly il their mission is for anything
but to attend TO private business. They
cannot call on friend If he should be
located on company ground. Under
the changed conditions it is expected
the corps will be greatly reduced in
numbers, as only few men will be
needed.
The contemplated plan TO have WON
en- make marches which was TO have
been innugurated Tuesday has been
definitely decided upon by the leaders,
and the wives and daughters OF the
strikers will now take up the work
which the men have been enioined from
doing. 1t is the intention TO begin to-
day and have the women do the march
inc while the men remain in camp. The
leaders think the Injunction is not
operative against women and il remains
10 be seen what the outcome will be.
A new element Is 10 be introduced in
tile situation at an early date. The
farmers OF the entire country surround
leg the several camps are making ex'
tcrsive preparations for a demonstra'
ton to show their sympathy for the
strikers. They propose Go have pa
rnde, headed by band and march down
the Salisbury road and up over the
hills. There will be no "On TO the
mines" sentiment or any effort 20 get
the miners out No missionary work "a
20 be attempted, the demonstration v
purely for the purpose of showing sym
patty for the strikers. The prepars
tions for the event have been carried OF
secretly. but the story was given GU
by one OF the prime movers. He say
the class OF men who will compose thu
parades have no fear OF interference
and will not disband at the command o
few deputies.
In the opinion OF a number of Goa
operators the uniformity agreement, ad
mittedly q good thing. will not receiv
In, support its articles are said to war
rant. A canvass OF operators Show
TINT they are not rushing 90 the com
mittec with signed agreements in thei
hands. In fact, they are all holding
Lnct and each one seems waiting 20 Sc
what the other fellow intends 60 dc
Tn. uniformity committee refuses Z
diyulpe the names OF the operators VIII
have aflixed their signatures TO the IN
strument and inquiry tends 10 shoN
that only three firms have made dc
cisive step In the matter and place
their signatures TO the agreement.
number Of coal men stated that the
yet had the question under ndvisemen
although they thought II improbabl
that they would sign. Others state
that they were waiting for the NeN
York g. Cleveland Gas Coal company
head the list. and seemed unwilling I
have their names enrolled until Pres
dent De Armit announced that his con
many had actually signed.
Wheeling. w. Va. Aug. ls.-Commi
tees OF Belmont county strikers al
closing up all the peddIing banks on u
Ohio side with the exception OF Oh
which supplies Bellaire's waterwork
Sentiment against this move Is stron
and the eastern Ohio strike leaders Z
not favor e. Manufactures are gettin
West Virginia coal or putting In naturi
gas. There will be no sympathet
~4.tl..a o.,,rVa, The iron spprts eve On n