, 1898-10-14
purpose to abandon its plan of operat-

in the business district were about the
only evidences to be seen today of yes
terday's riot. except the O'Neil home,
story and a half cottage. In the front
yard of this humble home stood five
black covered collins, on each of which
was a simple plate engraved with the
words, AT Rest"
Under the lids were the mortal re-
mains of five victims of y~esteday's bat
tie at the stockade of the Chicago-Vir-
den Coal company.
Colonel Mcknight, of the governors
staff accompanied by Adjuant General
Reece, at midnight visited the stockade
OF the Chicago-Virden Coal company
and served formal notice on Manager
Lukens, who has been inside the stock
ade throughout the trouble, that the
soldiers would visit the stockade dur
ing the day and disarm all inmates.
Colonel Mcknight says that no objec-
tions were offered to this proposition.
He anticipates no trouble at that point.
Colonel Mcknight says that he drove
over from his home at Girard last
night. On his way he passed numerous
squads OF miners, returning to their
homes in Girard, Mount Olive and
neighboring towns. The parties num-
bered from half a dozen to twenty-five
or thirty, and in most cases the men
yer well armed.
While martial law has not yet been
declared, the town is virtually under
control of the state troops, under Cap
tain Craig OF Battery B. First Illinois
artillery.
Upon the arrival Of the soldiers from
Pana two Calling guns were taken to
the public square, where they command
the business section. Guards were
thrown out and the remainder of the
soldiers were quartered in the opera
house.
Adjutant Gneral Reece expects
Troops A. B. c, and D Of the First Illi-
nois cavalry and four companies of Sons
OF Veterans from Rockford, Dekalb,
Oregon and Maccomb.
Two hundred Of the striking miners
who have been sleeping in the Miners
Union hall for several weeks were
somewhat surprised on coming from
their quarters at daybreak to find SOL
diers on picket duty at the door. Each
man was met with:
Hold up your hands"
The request was good naturally al
sented to. however. Each man was
thoroughly searched, f%ruitlessly, for
firearms. Among the crowds were sew
eral negroes, and from outword ap-
peanancees there apparently existed the
best of feeling between the white and
the black union miners.
General Bradley, a unique charact-
er among the mine workers, and leader
OF the delegation OF sixty miners from
Mount Olive, returned home to-day with
the remains of the dead Mount Olive
miners.
II think this has been one of the mos
internal outrages ever perpetrated on
a laboring public" he said. Our men
were shot down like dogs. Our men
had orders to talk the matter owe with
the mine people when it came to a cri-
sis, and not to shoot unless fired upon.
Instead OF arbitrating the question,
leave for home with a baggage car Oh
dead men.
Il do not expect any further trouble
in Virden for the present, but | cannot
answer for the %futuere, for there is a
day Of reckoning coming, when the la
boring men will be given bread instead
of bullets"
There Is a feeling among the people
Of the town who are not connecled with
the mines that the Vlrden miners are
not responsible for yesterdays tragedy
One citizen expressed his views in al
emphatic manner, saying that all the
trouble had been caused by outsiders
who came here and induced the Local
strikers to acts of violence. An Incl.
dent that bears up this statement is the
fact that in yesterdays bloody work
not a single virden miner was killed
and only n slightly injured.
Mayor H. Noll of Virden yesterday
said: Il felt greatly relieved when the
soldiers unloaded here. The town il
now in their hands and 1 anticipate nc
further trouble. Yesterday l had sew.
eral police worn TO help protect life
and property, but this handful Of mer
was OF no avail.
The miners made it warm fol
Sheriff Davenport and he left town
friends taking him four miles to Girard
and later he was taken to his home ir
|Carlinville, where he now Is. AS soor
a. he left I felt the weight Of responsi.
biiity rested on me and when the sol
oilers arrived last night l was a happy
Imam.
THE town has resumed It's norma
CONDITION today. I canont closely esti'
Innate the number of miners here yes
terday, but l Judge there were between
1,soo and 1900. Great numbers Of thes'
have gone and the worst Is undoubt'
eddy over. The business houses. as yol
see. are open today and there is littF
Excitement. The town is in the hand
n the militia now and my duty is end
led"