The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-18

More Troops Ordered TO the Scene.
The Number Of Killed and Wounded.
The Guards Charged with Murder in
the Fight with the Miners.
Virden, H., October 1.-THE day
passed without another outbreak of
violence; but aside from the restrain
ing influence of the militia no progress
has been made toward permanent
peace. Battery r, First Illinois artil-
lery, arrived this morning from Pana
The idle miners are excited and deter
mined, while the Chicago-Virden Coal
Company has shown no sign of a pur-
pose to abandon it's plan of operating
it's mines with imported negroes.
Yesterdays shooting has resulted in
fourteen deaths so far, nine of them
miners.
The number Of injured will not much
exceed last nights estimate of twenty
OF these a few are in critical condition.
The cOroners inquest today brought
out no evidence of Importance. After
the examination of about thirty miners
the sitting was adjourned till tomor-
row.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of the strikers was held late this
afternoon. Chairman John BeIgar as
serted that not Il man among the
Thiel Agency and Pinkerton detectives
stationed within the stockade had been
sworn in as a deputy sheriff. He fol-
lowed this statement by declaring that
all of them could be held accessories
on a charge of murder. He stated that
there were twenty men inside the
StOckade when the train bearing the
negroes stopped at the shaft yesterday
noon and that fifty Pinkerton and
Thiel men, acting as guards, were on
the train. He said none of these men
are residents of the state and conse-
quently Sheriff Davenport had not
swear them in. The matter was dis
cussed and q decision made to employ
counsel and lay the matter before the
grand jury.
The excitement of yesterday prior to
the arrival of the negro train was
equaled tonight when it became known
that special train, consisting of one
box car, three apparently empty
coaches and a caboose that passed
through here at 5:25 o'clock this even
ing bore two carloads of negroes taken
through here to Springfield yesterday
The train went south and by a clever
ruse succeeded in passing through Vir-
den quietly and without interference.
A big crowd of miners was at the
station, but the militia held them in
check. When the train stopped at the
StOckade Captain FEWER, who was in
command shouted: Don't allow any
one to disembark from the train" The
gate was opened and file of soldiers
rushed out on the double quick with
fixed bayonetS and lined up alongside
of the train. General Manager Lukens
made a formal request that their en-
plOyees be allowed to to land and enter
the StOckade. Captain FEWER declined
to grant this. Then Mr.. Lukens put it
in the form of a demand, but the of
ficer replied that he was under orders
from Governor TanrGr to prevent the
disembarking of any negro miners at
the works and he would have to carry
out these instructions. General Man
ager LukenS protested in vain and the
train pulled out headed south.
St. Louis, October 13-A special to
The POst-Dispatch from Virden, Ill,
SAYS:
Captain Chas. @. FEWER, command
ing Company B, Sons of Veterans, of
Elgin, ILL.,. is in charge of the stock
ade built by the Chicago-Virden Coal
Company. With part of his men he en-
tered the stockade today and diSarmed
the Thiel detectives from st. Louis and
the local deputies employed by the op-
orators. The men within the stockade
offered no objections to Captain Fee
vier's command to lay down their
arms.
Springfield. H., October 13-The min
ers held here a mass meeting today at
which it was declared by the union
men that the imported negroes must
be taken out of Springfield. Secretary
Ryan says the United Mine Workers
will not be responsible for them after
today.
Washington. October 13.-Secretary
Alger has sent the following dispatch
to Governor Tanner, of Illinois:
I'm the event that the national guard
of the state proves insufficient to cope
with the difficulty in protecting life in
your state, the Fifth Illinois volunteer
infantry, now at Springfield, Will In
that emergency be subject to your Or
ders.''
Springfield, ILL.,. October 13-Assistant
Adiutant General Ewert today mus
tered into the Illinois national guard
three companies of the Sons OF Veter-
ans regiment and will muster in a
fourth company this afternoon for SER
vice at Virden.
Adiutant General Reece returned
from virden today. He states that
from the best information obtainable
firing began by the deputies on the
train. The bodies of the dead men
showed the wounds ranged downward
indicating that shots were nreo from
the train and tower. General Reece
denies the statement of Manager Lu-
kens. Of the Chicago-Virden Company
that he and Lukens had an under
standing about troops being sent To
Virden when Lukens needed them.
Chicago. October 13.-Troops A ana
c.. of the First Illinois cavalry, In COM
mand of Colonel Young, left Tor
Springfield today for service at Virden.
One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by it's quick cures and children
may take it iN large quantities with
out the least danger. 1t has won for
itself the best reputation Of any prep
aration used today for colds. Group,
tickling in the throat or obstinate