The San Francisco call., 1898-10-01
MINERS ARMED AND MASKED
BOLD CAPTURE OF BLACKS WHO WOULD REPLACE STRIKERS.
MlIitia Bent to Pana, H., but Gov ernor Tanner Will Not Aid Mine Owners to Operate With
 Foreign Labor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 hundred striking union miners from Pana to-day held up a special Balti- more and Ohio Southwestern train con- veying fifty-fve Washington, Ind, negro miners to Pana to take the place of union miners. The negroes were taken from the cars and compelled to walk back to Tower Hill. where they were locked up in the depot until 10 o'clock tonight. At that hour the negroes were placed on board an east bound train and taken back to h. diana at the expense of the Miners Union.
 The miners were all armed and masked.
 News of the capture of the blacks having reached Sheriff Coburn at Pana, he sent an armed posse of 100 deputies, including negroes from Springside Camp, toward this town to intercept the miners on their return. Sheriff Coburns force had not arrived at a late hour. In case they fail to ap pear the miners will remain here over night and take a roundabout way home. It is believed a battle will be precipi- tated if the Coburn forces show up in this vicinity. The Sheriff of this county refused to interfere with the union men.
 PANA, H., Sept 30.-Light Battery B of ialesburg arrived on a special train from Springfield this afternoon. The battery consists of two Calling guns and sixty eight men with side arms and Springfield rifles, in charge of Captain Craig. Two companies of the Sons of Veterans sfror, hurcIa4 and -E12tE------t cornman6 of o-onel Hamilton, arrived
 
 guns at Springfield and mustered in as National Guards.
 The militia is in full charge of the city tonight and are parading the business streets. The utmost quiet pre- vails.
 Last night was a terroriZlng one for the people of Pana- Two-thirds of the residences were unoccupied and each of the others contained a group of fam Iues h some cases all the residents of an entire block spent the dark hours ln one home, armed, terrorized and awaiting the attacks expected to be made or their homes by the negroes imported from Alabama.
 All night the striking union miners, reinforced by brother miners from other towns, armed with shotguns and rifles. pa raded the streets or lay in am- bush on fousetops and in alleys await ing the coming of blacks from the Springside and Penwell stockades, who had announced an intention to march into the city and drive out the whites. Deputy sheriffs, however, were success full in Keeping the negroes within the stockades. Many shots were fired in the vicinity Of the mines throughout the night, but with what result could not be sscertained.
 To-day, in response to Sheriff Co., burns urgent appeal, Battery B of Galesburg and two companies of Ham Aton's Sons of Veterans were ordered to Pana- They are, by the Governors s instructions, to protect the lives of cit Izens and their property, but, under no consideration, are they to assist the mine owners operating the mines with Imported labor.
 Many visiting miners. heavily armed, arrived to-day.
 On the arrival of the troops in Pana 1t is intended to have all citizens. white k .or black, disarmed by the militia. Sher- Niff Coburn, in wiring for troops last 2evening, reported one black killed in Wednesdays riot and several wounded. Mayor Penwell, son of Operator Pen -spent last night in the stockades. He said he was afraid of being mobbed by the miners and that his father had left the city.
 SPRINGFIELD, H., Sept. 30.-Re- earding a report that he had refused to send three hundred rifles to the Sheriff at Pana, Governor Tanner to- day said:
 "T never refused. On the contrary, ovben the Sheriff last Saturday made a reonisition for 200 rifles, forwarded by r,,sb order the 200 rifles and 2000 rounds of ammunition. Yesterday I received an urgent telegram from the Sheriff asking for troops. After several tele- nhone conversations with him, became an impressed with the importance anc needs of the situation that I ordered inc Galesburg Battery and two com ,,a,,ies of the Sons of Veterans Regi- ment to report at Pana for duty by tht first train. directed Captain Craig, il command, to arrest and disarm all per so,,s carrying arms and hold such arm ,,vtil further orders, to protect citizen and their property, and to maintain or der. but not to allow any portion of hi command to aid the mine owners i onerating their mines with importe 1abor. This habit of importing labo .,,+o our State to take the places of ou nit.zens has to stop if have power f sabate it." -
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