The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-10-19

through the groin and is terribly Dat
tered about the head The physicians
state that he has barely a chance Of re-
covery. The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity Of the stockade to
hotels and livery stables, and the wound
cd miners were taken on litters to the
station house and taken to Springfield
tonight.
HOT SHOT FROM GOV. TANNER.
Springfield: Ills, Oct. l2-Govcrnor
Tanner this evening, regarding the
Eirden riot, said:
Mr.. t. c. Louck, president, and
Mr.. Lutken. superintendent Of the ' II
den Coal company, at l2.30 today made
good their threats to land 4 trainioad
Of imported la oorers from the south
and attempted to put them to work III
the mines at the point of the payonet
and the muzzle of the Winchester (such
laborers being drawn largely if not en-
tirely. from the criminal class. ex-con-
victs. who learned their trade while
doing terms in the penitentiary Of Ala
bama), after having been fully advised
and having full knowledge that the
landing of such imported laborcrs would
precipitate riot. | had wired them
that if they brought these imported la
borers they did so attheir own peril.
and under the circumstances, would be
morally responsible and criminally
liable for anything that might happen.
The killed and wounded are largely
idle miners who were on the outside.
The others were the hired guards who
were brought along by the coal com
pam. SSI,ost. if not all Of them, were
Do2 residents of Illinois. There is no
means earning their names or where
abouts, foc the reason that they de-
clined give them out. knowing, per-
haps. hat they are criminally liable
for murder, as they had no permission
from ny officer i, Illinois authorizing
or deputizing them to act as deputy
marshals or deputy sheriffs.
These avaricious nine owners have
so far forgotten their duty to society as
to bring this blot upon the fair name Of
our State, they have had fair warning
from me, by wire and telephone. that
the importation of labor which brings
to our State an undesirable class Of cit
liens had to stop, and l say now to
such, and all others, that this is thing
of the past. that it shall not be tolerat-
ed in Illinois while | am governor.
These men, the president and officers
oss the company, precipitated this riot
by The bringing in Of this imported la,
Dor-are guilty Of murder, and should
be, and | believe will be-indicted by
the grand jury and tried and convicted
for this heinous offense.
WILL NOT LET NEGROES LAND.
A telegram was received Friday from
Virden, saying that in all probability
Operator Lukens Of the Chicago -Firden
Coal company would attempt to land at
Pana the imported Negroes who, aftera
bloody riot, were shut out at llrden.
A conference was immediately held by
telephone between Capt Harris, COM
manding the militia here, and ADJ.
Gen. Reece and Governor Tanner, Of
Springfield. The conference resulted
in the governor ordering Capt. Harris
to Immediately put on guard at each
Of the coal mines and at the approaches
of each railroad into Pana, and under
20 circumstances to permit any import
ed Negroes to land in Pana. Capt.
Harris. after conference with the
miners president, Craven, ordered the
miners to get their guns and be in read
mess to assist him in preventing the
Negroes from landing. The miners
readily complied with his request.
Steps will be taken by the Alton to
secure legal redress for the alleged law
less seizure Of the road by the governor.
The officials of the Alton make no at
tempt to conceal their anger, and cast
the blame upon the governor for inter
ferins with a common carrier which has
authority to act as such uader the State
laws. The colored miners taken from
the train here Wednesday are still herd
ed at the city hall and fed by public
charity. Proceedings are expected in
the United States court by mine opera
tors to restrain Gov. Tanner and the
militia from interfering with colored
men who want to work.
While over 1000 miners at Spring
field were lined up in the street near
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton ready to follow the remains of their
deceased companion. Edward Welsh,
who was killed in the riot at Nirden
Wednesday, to the cemetery, the LOG
imported Negroes from Alabama were
quietly smuggled out Of the city and
sent to St. Louis. \ subscription was
taken up among the business men this
afternoon and the money hurriedly
raised to get the Negroes out Of town.