The age-herald., 1898-10-14
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 the disembarking of any negro miners at the works and he would have to carry out those instructions. General Manager Lux ems protested in vain and the tra pulled out, headed south.
 By this time the advance guard of strik- CTS gathered at the depot had advanced lip the track to within 100 yards of the stock ade The presence of armed blue coats in the lookout boxes evidently halted them
 as they remained there until the train
 passed when they greeted it with waving hats and cheers for Governor Tanner
 MT. Luckens Statement
 After the departure of the train MT. Lukens made this statement:
 "From my own personal knoWledSe 1 can say that no shots were fired from the train carrying the negro miners until at least 300 shots had been fired into 1t ana several of the guards were wounded.
 '"The strikers commenced firing on the
 train just after it passed the depot and
 kept it up as long as the train was within
 gunshot. When the train stopped at the
 gate guards were there to assist ln
 unloading the cars. But the few shots fired
 on the defensive was done by the train
 guards.
 'When the special carrying the blacks ar rived this afternoon at the mine, the troops
 under orders from Governor Tanner refused
 to let them get off the train.
 q protested to the captain in command of the guard at the mine against this &C.,
 ton, and told him there was no law except
 the law of force that would justify this ac-
 tion. He replied that he had strict orders
 from the governor not to permit the blacks to land, and that he was compelled to fol- low instructions.
 Eyster Slightly Improved
 J. F. Eyster, the superintendent of the Climax Trading company, the establish ment controlled by the Chicago-Virden Coal company, who was severely beaten in the scrimmage, has improved slightly. MT Eyster is a member of the Knights of Pythias and stands high in the Masonic lodge. He was spirited away from the Buckley hotel during the night by his fef- low Masons, and is now in hiding at a pri- vate residence. It is thought =, will re- cover. Rumors had it that he died last night and were circulated in order to pur the strikers on wrong track. as it was believed by his friends that had the strik- CTS known he still lived there would have been concerted action on the part of the miners to finish their bloody work. MT. Eyster is 27 years old, and was born in Pennsylvania, but came here from Kansas C--y, where he had been engaged in cleri- cal work.
 Business men speak very highly of him, but all are unanimous in saying that he was too rash, and if he had needed the advice of his friends he would not have been mo- tested. Some of the miners claim they were under the impression 1t was Manager Lukens they were chasing, and if Eyster | had not shown fight he would have been | allowed to escape unhurt.
 A rumor was circulated today that the | dead body of a deputy sheriff had been | found in a cornfeld near the stockade. | This proved to be untrue, however, the | story being founded on the fact that large | pool of blood had been found in the field. | Notwithstanding the raw, cold wind that swept the dust in blinding clouds through | the streets, crowds began to congregate to- | day in the vicinity of the public square. | The people, however, were kept moving by 1 the soldieds patrolling the streets. Soon the | white tents of Battery B dotted the square | and the commissary served hot coffee to l the shivering members of the battery An incident showing the intense feeling of l the miners developed when word was passed that man from the stockade was | in barber shop on Jackson street near the square. In few moments a crowd gath | cred in front of the place. Word was | passed by the soldiers on picket duty to headquarters and endorsements were sent | on the double quick to disperse the gather ing there. ffa
 The man returned to the stockade un- molested
 Still Feeling of Unrest While the streets are practically deserted tonight- tharA is stiD fading nf unrest