The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-21
A LULL IN THE STORM.
teace-hiiied and Wounded In
the Right at yirdes.


been made toward permanent peace.
The idle miners are excitable and de-
termined, while The Chicago-Nirden
Coal Co. has shown no sign of "A pur-
pose TO abandon its plan of operating
IT'S mines with imported negroes. Yes
terdays shooting has resulted in 10
deaths so far.
The number OF injured will not
much exceed last nights estimate of
20. OF these, few are in "A critical con-
dition.
No Evidence Of Importance Brought Out.
The coroner's inquest brought out
no evidence of Importance to-day.
After the examination of about 80
miners the hearing was adjourned un-
I'll tomorrow.
The Pinkertons Accessories to Murder.
a meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the strikers was held late this
afternoon. Chairman John Belgar as
serted that not man among the
Thiel agency and Pinkerton detcc-
tives stationed within the stockade
had been sworn as a deputy sheriff.
He followed this statement by declar-
ing that all of them could be held rs
accessories on a charge of murder.
lie stated there were 90 men inside
the stocIade when The train bearing
the negroes stopped at the shaft yes
terday noon, and that 80 Pinkertor
and Thiel men, acting as guards, were
on the train. He said none of these
men are residents If the state, and
consequently Sheriff Davenport had
refused TO swear them in.
The matter was discussed and a de
cision made to employ counsel and lay
the matter before the grand jury.
Union Miners Receive Their Semi Weekly
Allowance.
The union miners This afternoon re.
eeived their semiweel<ly allowance of
two dollars from the union. State
Secretary w. ID. Ryan and two sol
diers were stationed before the en-
trance of the hail. and the miners
were admitted five at time. 1t took
almost the entire afternoon TO dis
burse the money, but there were no
disturbances among the crowd ofwait.
ing miners.
Excitement Again Runs High.
The excitement of yesterday, prior
to the arrival of the negro train, was
equalled tonight when it became
known that a specia. train consisting
of one box car, three apparently emp
~ coaches and a caboose that passed
through here at 5,25 this evening
bore two carloads OF negroes taker
through here TO Springfield yester-
day. The train went south and, by a
clever ruse, succeeded in passing
through Nirden quietly and without
interference. big crowd of miners
was at tn. station, but the militia
held them in check.
No Negroes Allowed to Leave the Train
When the train stopped at the
stockade, Capt. FEWER, who was in
command, shouted Don't allow
anyone TO disembark from that
train"
The gate was opened and a file of
soldiers rushed out on the double
quick, with fixed bayonets, and lined
Manager Lukens made "A formal re-
quest that their employees be allowed
to land and enter the stockade. Capt.
FEWER declined to grant this.
Then Mr.. Insens put it in the form
of demand, but the officer replied
that he was under orders from Gov.
Tanner to prevent the discriminating
of any negro miners at the works,
and he would have ocarry out those
instructions. General Manager Lu-
kcns. protested in vain. and the train
pulled out. headed south.
The striker. Gathered at the Depot.
Ey this time the advance guard of
strikers gathered at the depot and adj
vanced up the the track TO within 1OC
yards of the stockade. The presence
of armed buecoats in the lookout
boxes evidently halted them. as they
remained there until the train passed
when they greeted it with waving
they believed. had been instrumental
in starting the blacks on their home
ward journey.
After the departure of the train Mr..
Lukens made this statements:
Statement of Nc. Luk.ns.
From my personal knowledge /
can say that no shots were fired from
the train carrying the negro miners
until at least 500 shots had been fired
into it. and several of the guard
wounded.
THE strikers commenced firing on
the train just after it had passed the
depot, and kept it up as long as the
train was within gunshot. When the
train stopped at the gate our guards
were there 10 assist in unloading the
cary. But few shots were fired by
them. most Of the defense firing being
done by the train guards.
"When the special train carrying
the blacks arrived this afternoon at
the mine. the troops, under orders
from Gov. Tanner. refused TO let them
get off the train. and they were COM
PEELED TO 60 through.
Discovered n Defaication.