The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-01
HESTRIKE
Citizens Are
Terrorized.
NEGROLABORERs
Troops Sent to ProtectL
Of People.

Pana, Ills, Sept. 3o.-Last night was
a terrible one for the people Of Pana-
thirds of the residences were I'M
occupied. In some cases all the resi-
dents Of an entire block spent the dark
hours in one house armed. terrorized
and awaiting attacks expected to be
made on their homes by the negroes
imported from Alabama.
All night the union striking miners,
reinforced by brother miners from
other towns, armed with shotguns and
rifles, paraded the streets, and in some
cases lay in ambush on house tops and
in alleys awaiting the coming of the
blacks from Springside and Penwen
stockades, the blacks having an
nounced an intention to march into the
city and drive out the whites.
But the deputy sheriffs were success
full in keeping the negroes under con-
troll and within the stockades. Today
in response to Sheriff Columns urgent
appeal, Battery B of Galesburg and
two companies of Hamilton's Sons OF
Veterans were on the way to Pana to
protect the lives of the citizens and
their property, but under no consider
alton to assist the mine owners in OPP
Grating the mines with imported
labor.
Many visiting miners, heavily
armed, arrived here today, and later,
with 200 local miners, left the city for
Shelby county, three miles east, to in
tercept a Baltimore and Ohio train
said to be conveying 60 negro miners
fO fO fnlr foa 20 TaIe1
On the arrival Of troops in Pana, 1t
is intended to have, all citizens, white
or black, disarmed by the militia.
Sheriff Column, in wiring for troops
last evening, reported one black killed
in Wednesdays riot and several
wounded.
Mayor Penwell, son of Operator PEN
well. spent last night Inside the stock
AIDES. He said he was afraid Of being
mobbed by the miners and that for
fear of mobs his father and mother
had left the city.
st. Louis, Mo-. Sept So.-A special to
the Post from Pana, ILL.,, says: Two
hundred Pana miners held up Balti-
more and Ohio train at the line of Shell
by and Christian counties, at o'clock
this afternoon. The train was carrying
so imported negroes for work in the
etAld A1lllASS. Al LLlE pDllL VI QIlS, the
miners compelled the negroes to unload
and started to march them to Tower
hill to ship them back to Washington,
Ind The miners had handkerchiefs
over their faces when they held up the
train, which was delayed but few mo-
ments. Sheriff Court is said to be ON the
way to Tower hill with a posse to re-
lease the negroes. a clash between the
miners and deputies is expected.
Walter Putterbaugh, who brought the
negroes from the south, left the train
at Flora, being fearful of hold-up and
knowing that he would suffer rough
treatment at the hands of the miners.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. S0.-Gov. Tanner
today denied that he had refused to
send 300 rifles to the sheriff at Pana-
Moreover, he added that ''this habit Of
importing labor into our state to take
places of our citizens has to stop, If 1
have power to abate it."
Aurora, ILL.,, Sept. accompany c of
Col. Harnilton's regiment. Illinois ma
tional guard. rs strong, Capt. L. A.
Harris commanding, have left for
Springfield in response to orders. They
are intended for service in strike trou-
bles at Pana.