Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-15
vIRDEN SITUATION.
MILITIA IN POSSESSION OF STOCK
ABE AND GUARDING PROPERTY.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
Impending Complications Between
the State and Uncle sam-Imported
Negroes Struggled Away from
Springfield to st. Lodis.

idea as to what would develop during the
night. Reports that another train-load
Of negroes was on Its way here kept the
excitement at high tension, but the
militia are In complete possession of the
stockade, and are closely guarding the
railroad property.
The Coroner's jury heard large num-
clude its work. The inquest will last till
Monday or Tuesday.
WARRANTS FOR MINE-OWNERS.
Warrants were sworn out to-day before
the local magistrate by an officer of the
miners union, charging President
| Ioucks. Manager Lukens, and others
| with conspiracy to murder" but on ad-
| vice of the military officers In charge
| here they were not served.
This action, however, caused Colonel
| Young TO refuse to allow several guards
| who had been employed by the coal com
| pany to depart for their homes. In chi
| cago. as he thought they might be want
| ed as witnesses.
WOUNDED GUARDS LEAVE.
Six ex-guards from st. Louis. VINO
| came up on the train carrying the Diacks
| Wednesday, and who were more OF less
seriously wounded. were allowed to leave
for home. after a consultation, partici-
pated in by Colonel Young, Manager
| Iukens. Coroner Hart, Police Magistrate
Roberts, and Attorney Patton. Three Oh
the men were so badly injured that ~ was
necessary to carry them to the tram.
Three hundred miners from 'lruen'
Nilewood. and Greenbridge attended the
funeral of A. Breneman, at riraru' W
day. There was no disorder
WAGES OF MINERS.
General Manager Lukens, OF the Chi.
cago-Virden Coal Company, TO-DAY nnau'
a statement denying the charge that th'
comnanv is not willing TO pay its miners
living wages. He claimed that some o.
the men were making over So Day
> Colonel Young's Cavalry to-day re
> ueved Battery b OF guard duty IN IN
citv Colonel Young is ranking oince'
and will be in command of all troop
here. o,orc
=, TRAINS SEARCHED FOR NEGhpEo
All trains with freight or passenger
= stopping here are carefully searcheu ~
~ | negroes. Two hundred members ol "a
- Irrst cavalry and Third Infantry, unde
command of Colonel Young, are mere u
dav and 175 more are expected. ines
,. Win the 12S men in the Galesourg ba
~ terv and the Elgin Company OF sons
Veterans will give Colonel Young Ior'
=, of over five hundred men,
:, DANGER AT PANA.
J.. PANA. ILL, october IA telesral
Of u,os received to-day from Virden, sayin
he that in all probability Operator LuAen
III ~ the Chicago-Virden Coal Compan
i'm u,orId attempt to land at Pana the ~
g norted negroes who, after pioouy iio
IS we're shut out at Virden. a coilieien
lis mos Immediately held by telephohe ~
o. ,,,,aon Coptain Harris, commandlhg u
&c mite bere and Acknowledgement rec
Id and Governor Tanner at Springneiu' IL
conference resulted in the GoVerhoI
nd derine CAPTAIN Harris to imiheu'aVey =
n an a guard at each of the coal mines a.
III. at the approaches of the raliro"us -
'ly pana. and under no circumstances ~ - ~
in nit any imported negroes 10 lailu III Co.,
In. Cantsin Harris. after conference WI
M. .",aars, nresident. Craven, ordered |
,,n,ners "a get their guns and be reauy
= aesist in preventing the negroes t ,s
- Ito THE miners readily conpn
with this request.
Of CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
as c,,,1CAcO October Accommodate
on which threaten to assume grea'S, ~
90 state authority during the ran"
us ",rtLa under Altgelds administrasi'
err ..rono,ea 70 grow out of Governor Ia
er- ,ar,s action i'm refusing to allow the an
10 rood IA unload negro miners AT wv" e
Ill &C @~,oraI-Solicitor Brown, of the Chica
"a Alton left for Springfield To-Day
~ reeuIt of a conference between
oeic,als of the road, and steps WIN
taxen by the Alton TO secure Iesai
To- CatV
ny dress for the alleged lawless sei%uie Va
road by the Governor ~ alton
To o@cials of the Alton make no a'ten
- o lnsnoai tbeir anger. and cast the bla
u" ',y,on the Governor for interfering WIZ
on oa,n,,on carrier, which has authority
Eft ooarate as such under State laws
th NEGROES FED BY CHARITY.
IS SPRINGFIELD, ILL, October II; n
Ia ernor Tanner to-day sent CaHaIIy 80
ID and 3. of Springhelu anu =, 80 Naaco,
,oa | resnectively and Company r, Oh niaO e
ei sons ~ Veterans Regiment, to rama,
ed ror1oce the troops recalled from III
nd "Wednesday. and sent to Nlrdeh'
,an Tba colored miners taken from the Ut
-. hara "wednesday are still herded at
civ HALL and fed by public charity'
IKE proceedings are expected IN tne ch
les states Court by the mine operatoiS W
{ a strain Governor Tanner anu 'iIe III,
yer from interle,hhs
want to work.
NEGROES sMUGGLED AWAY
CITY SPRINGFIELD. ILL, October
while over 1000 miners were ilned VI
,e street near the Church OF the I'm
gan I c,late Conception, ready to follow
sea remains of their deceased comraae,
.o,,, ward Welch, who was Killed IN the
at Virden Wednesday, the imported
groes from Alabama were qulety 81
eral c,ed out OF the city and sent 10 %. Ia
on subscription was taken up ai AN, -
80 Get the negroes out of town.
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