The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-13

Girard, Mount Olive and neighbOring
towns. The parties numbered from a
half a dozen to twenty-five or thirty
and in most cases the men were well
armed. While martial law has not yet
been declared the town is virtually un-
der control of the state troops, under
Captain Craig, of battery Z, First ILL
nois artillery.
Gatling Guns on the Square.
Upon arrival of the soldiers from
Pana two Gatling guns were taken to
the public square, where they command
the business section. GUARDS We're
thrown out and the remainder OF the
soldiers were quartered in the opera
house.
Adjutant Reese expects troops A, 3,
Q and d, of the First Illinois cavalry
and four companies of Sons of Veterans
from Rockford, De kalb, oregon and
Macomb today. On their arrival the
special guards in the StOckade viii pc
disarmed and the soldiers will take pos
session.
Two hundred of the striking miners
who have been sleeping in the Miners
Union hall for several weeks were some
what surprised on coming from their
quarters at daybreak to find soldiers on
picket duty at the door. Each man
was met with: Hold up your hands
The request was good naturedly as
Sented to- however Each man was
thoroughly searched, fruitIessly, for
firearms. Among the crowds were sew
eraI negroes and from outward appear
ances there apparently existed the pest
of feeling between the White ana piack
union miners.
General Bradley, a unique char
acter among the mine workers and
leader of a delegation OF sixty miners
from Mount Olive, returned nome TO-DAY
with the remains of the dead Mount
Olive miners.
4 think that this has been one of the
most 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
over with the mine people when II
came to crisis and not to shoot unless
fired upon Instead of arbitrating, the
question, leave for home with bag
gage car of dead men.
7 do not expect any further trouble
in Virden for the present, but can
not answer for the future; for there is
a day of reckoning coming when the
laboring man will be given bread in
stead of bullets"
Brought on by Outsiders.
There is a feeling among the people
of the town who are not connected with
the mines that the Virden miners are
not responsible for yesterdays tragedy.
One citizen expressed his views IN a
very emphatic manner, saying thar all
the trouble had been caused py OUT
siders who came here and induced the
local strikers to acts or violence a
striking incident that bears out TINS
statement is the fact that in yester-
miner was killed and only one slightly
injured. -z
on every corner discussing the results
of Yesterdays sad affair and all
anxiously awaiting the arrival of Col
Young's brigade.
There was report on the streets
early that 100 negroes at Pana had peen @
killed last night and one of the shattS
burned The report came from SPRING
feld and proved but a wild rumor on
irlvesti cation, ,Pana reporting eVeryth
The strikers here but lily concealed
their happiness at the first news and
there were many regrets and express
sions of hatred when the story proved
false.
Deputies Disarmed.
St. Louis. Oct. 13.-A special to the
Post Dispatch from Virden, Ill, says:
Capt Charles A. Fervier, command.
ing Company B, Sons of Veterans OF
I1lgin, Ill. is in charge OF the stockaoe
built by the Chicago-Virden Coal com
With part of his men, he entered the
stockade at s a m. and disarmed the
Thiel detectives from st. LOUIS ana the
local deputies, employed by the opera
tors The men within the StOckade Of
fered no objections to Capt FerVler'
command to lay down their arms A
Post Dispatch reporter and artist were
met at the main gate of the stOckade
this morning by 2. W. Luktns, general
ger of the mines, s. a. Peterson OF
ST louis assistant general manager OF
the Thiel Detective Service company
and by Capt. Fervier. The newspaper
men were escorted to Mr.. LukInS' pr1-
vate office in the middle of the stock
ade and were accorded an interview
with him. Soldiers with fixed bayonets
patroIIed the stockade and the detec-
tiVes and deputy sheriffs, dlsarmed ana
without overcoats, walked around and
shivered with the cold. In the ante
room to Mr.. Lukins' office lay the body
of Thomas Preston, the dead ThleI
man, whose home is in Chicago.
Manager Lukins' Version,
Mr.. Lukins said:
1.-The trouble of yesterday was not of
our making. The strikers simply sur
rounded the stockade. On the east
side and south side, there must have
been at least 1000 miners. They were
in an orchard and were higher than we
and they opened fire. Considering the
fact that we only had one man killed
and six slightly wounded, I consider it a
miracle. There were thousands upon
thousands of shots fired. The strikers
began the firing when the train bearing
the miners we had employed arrived.
For a long time their shots were direct
ed at the train. After it pulled out the
strikers turned on US. We returned the
shots. deplore the matter as much as
a Y one. rever supposed such thing
would result when we brought the ne
IN view of the result, Mr.. Lukins.'
he was asked, do you expect to import
other negroes when the soldiers 1eave?'
81 do not feel disposed to answer that
question All these stories about our
having portfolios and shooting out of
the tower are absolutely false" con-
cIuded Mr.. Lukins.
At 10 O'clock today Mr.. Lukius asked
Capt Fervier's permission to go up
town to have a consultation with Adjt.
Gen Reese. The permission was ac-
corded and ten militiamen were detailed
to escort him.
Gives Up His Trip.
Mr.. T.ukins knew of the bitter feeling
the miners had for him and at the last
minute decided that it would not be
wise for him to attarnnt the trin In