Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-13

VIRDEN, Ills. Oct. 13.-The union
miners and imported negroes have had
a desperate battle here. A Chicago and
Alton special train bearing 200 negro
mipers from The south arrived at the
stockade around the Chicago Virden
Coal company s mines and Immediately
terrific firing began. Ten were known
TO be killed and many wounde d.
The known dead are;
Ed Welsh, Springfield.
Frank Bilyeu, Springfield.
Albert Smith, Mt Olive
Joe kitterly, Mt. Olive.
Ernest heutner, Mt. Olive.
A. IL. Breneman, Girard.
ID. FL. Kiley, Chicago and Alton de-
testive
Ed 1areen, Mt. Olive, union miner.
The wounded are:
Ansk Ankel, Mt Olive; Gustav View
step, Mt. Olive; Ed Upton Springfield;
Thomas jennings, Springfield; Joe
Haines, Girard, shot in leg; Joe Runk,
Girard shot III arm, George Runk, Gu
rard shot i'll slomach; william Her-
man, Girard, shot in hand; Joe Baston
Mt. Give, shot in stomach Joe Sprim,
Mt. Olive, shot in arm; Burt Tigar, en-
gineer Chicago and Alton, shot in arm;
j. e. Eys er, superintendent Climax
Trading corr nany, shot and beaten.
4 newspa per representative secured
abundance TO the stockade.
The dead are:
A. W Morgan of Chicago
Ex Lieutenant of Police Tom Preston
of Chicago, killed by detail of militia
while firing at miners, who We're or
dered to hale.
The wounded are:
FL Grltgessell, shot i'll shoulder.
%. j. Snyder, shot III face and legs.
James Sickles, Chicago, shot III leg.
Frank Wilder, Chicago shot in arm.
Thomas McEntree, Chicago, shot il
leg
J. W. Moonan. st. Louis, slightly in
jured
P. ). Hanan, slightly injured.
J. Fl. Smith, Chicago, slightly in
jured.
OF rhosgon the train three went to
Springfield.
". " Carroll, a deputy sheriff, was
killed.
The wounded were;
William H. Clarkson, an inmate of
the old soldiers home at Leavenworth,
IN
II. A. kyger OF Bloomington, engi-
neer on train; shot through arm.
William 14asser Of st. Louis, deputy;
shot Trough head shoulders and hands;
will pros ably recover.
James Palmer, deputy; shot in left
side Of face, arm and side viii recover
Palmer has just been mustered out of
the Third Nebraska regiment
pa+Y,ial- Mack IF Virdpu a,,,,ol O,ra5 Inv
the operators of the Chicago Virden
shaft; bullet went through his thigh;
will recover.
Ernest RYAN, a colored miner from
Alabama; bullet went through his head.
President Hunter of the Illinois dis.
trict United Mineworkers critically in
jured.
Albert Smith, Mt. Olive.
Gustave Wersaip, Mt. Olive.
Edward Upton, Springfield
Thomas Jennings, Springfield.
Joe Halnes, Girard.
Joe Runk, Girard.
William Herman, Girard.
Joseph Baston, Mt olive.
Joseph Long, bdt. Olive.
For the past two weeks rumors have
reached V1rden daily that train hav
ing negroes from Alabama would reach
the city, and the Chicago and .Altou
depot has been surrounded day anc
night by vigilant mines determinedly
awaiting their arrival
When tue Chicago and Alton limited
passed through enroute to Chicago al
hour late, displaying flags on tho rear
indicating that special was following
word was spread and a dense crowd Q.
miners lined the station platform while
another crowd collected at the entrance
of the stOckade half mile north Of thu
station. D. B. KDey. q Chicago anf