Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-14
ILLINOIS SORROW
Large Military Forces Controlling
Threatened Coal DISTRICTS More
Soldiers Expected,
PANA is NOW THREATENED
Miners Are Watching Trains for Imported
Negroes Who Will Fare Badly When
Caught Governor Tanner Watch
ing Events.

Virden Oct. 14.--Colone Youngs Illi-
nois cavalry today relieved battery Z
of guard duty. Colonel Young, as rank
ing officer, will be in command Of all the
troops All trains stopping here are
carefully searched for negroes. Two
hundred of the 1st cavalry and Sd in
fantry under command Of Colonel
Young, are here today, and 175 more are
expected before night. These, with 12s
men of the Galesburg battery and the
Elgin company of Sons of Veterans
will give Colonel Young over 500 men.
Managers Charged With Murder.
A warrant has been sworn out by Vir-
gil Bishop, union mine leader, charging
the managers Of the Chicago Virden
Coal Company with murder
The rumor became general this after
noon that the negroes might be brought
back at any moment So Captain
Craig's men surrounded the railroad
station and cleared the vicinity of citl-
Zens.
Threatening ut Pana.
Pana, Ill.,, Oct. A.-In mining circles
here, the negroes who failed to land al
Virden are expected to be brought to
Pana In that case bloodshed will like
ly follow.
governor lhklnk Deciueu steps.
Pana, ILL.,, Oct. IA telegram was
received today from Virden saying that
probably Manager Lukens, of the Chi
cago. Virden Coal Company, would at
tempt to land in Pana the imported ne
groes, who, after the bloody riot, We're
shut out Of Virden. A conference was
Immediately held by telephone be-
tween Captain Harris, commanding the
mi i1it to int NJ
and Governor Tanner at Springfield
The governor ordered Captain Harris
to Immediately put guard at each coal
mine and at the approaches of each
railroad into Pana, and under no cir
cumstances permit any imported ne
groes to land. Captain Harris, who had
only 81 men, was ordered to call on the
citizens to assist him if necessary. The
union miners, through President G. G.
Cravins, Immediately volunteered. 9th
er citizens also volunteered and Cap
tain Harris placed a guard at each
mine and railroad crossing.
In an interview Captain Harris said:
THE governors orders shall be strictly
observed. If lose very man in my COM
mand no negroes shall land in Pana."
Captain Harris ordered the miners to
be in readiness to assist him in prevent
iuS utBTOco lduuiilS. IHc IillucIo COiii-
piled.
1t is reported that the negroes were
taken to Bloomington and from there
are en- route to Pana over the Illinois
Central. The coal operators held con-
ference with Sheriff Coburn, and they
intend calling on President Mckinley
for regulars. Operator Schlierbach
said "If the negroes are brought here
they will cause a re-enactment of the
Virden massacre"
Fed By Public Charity.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 14.-Governor
Tanner sent cavalry troops D and
3 and company F, Sans Of Veter-
ans regiment today, to Pana to re-
place the troops sent to Virden. The
colored miners taken from the train
here Wednesday are still herded in the
city hall, and are fed by public charity.
are expected in the United
States court by mine operators to re-
strain Governor Tanner and the militia
from interfering with the colored men
who want to work.