Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-10-12

V1RDEN, ILL.,, Oct. l2.-The arrival oil
imported Negro es from the south at
1890 today, was followed by desperate
title. Five hundred shots were exchang
ell between strikers on one side, and
s ieriff Davenport and deputies and the
railroad police on the other side. The
b 'stinformation is that ten were killed,
five fatally wounded and five seriously
wounded. A Chicago & Alton special
policeman is among the killed.
When the train bearing the negroes
arrived, it was met by fully 1900 armed
m ners, lined up On each side of the
track, The train was stopped IN front
of the east gates of the stockade.
Dozens of shots were fred from the
stockade at the white men, while the
strikers w1re half mile away. The
widest rumors are afloat, one being,
tfat as many as fifty miners were killed.
The town is in the greatest excite
ment, men securing whatever arms
they cln get hold of. Women and
children are fleeing to their homes and
barrlcading themselves behind doors.
Some wives of the dead miners, how
ever, decline to go TO their homes, and
are almost nal with grief and anger.
Shortly before 1880, Manager Lukens
tried to escape from the shaft. The
attempt was the signal for another fu-
silade from the miners. The manager
and a small force of detectives ran into
the alley behind the posteflice.
The city marshal telegraphed TO
Springfield, ILL.,, to send special train
with doctors. Sheriff Davenport sent a
telegram TO Governor Tanner asking
that troops be sent Immediately. The
sheriff thinks that possibly 100 men
were killed aud wounded There is the
greatest Indignation felt against Mine
Operator Lukens, who is held respon-
sible for the tragedy.
TRAIN RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-The train
riddled with bullets just pulled into the
Chicago & Alton depot here this after
noon from Virden, Ill. One deputy is
dead. He was riding on the front car
with Winchester. The miners fired
on him. lie discharged his Winchester
and was shot almost to pieces. 'Engi-
neer Bert Kyger, who was drawing the
train, was shot In the arm. He gave
way to Engineer Anderson at Auburn,
twelve miles north of Virden, who
drove the train mile minute. There
were about 250 armed miners at Virden.
The train was loaded with negroes who
say they came here under false repre-
santations from the operators.
TANNER ORDERS TROOPS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 12.- Governor
Tanner received telephone message
from Sheriff Davenport. of Macoupin
county, that the fight between the
miners and those guarding the stock
ades is still going on, aad over 100 men
had been killed. The governor ordered
Captain Craig with battery b and the
Sons of Veterans companies at Pana,
to proceed at once to Virden.
GOVERNOR TANNER TALKS.
The governor also ordered Colonel
Hamilton, commanding the Sons of
Veterans regiment to rendezvous four
companies at Springfield for equipment.
Governor Tanner said shall give
Captain Craig, who will command the
troops at Virden, orders TO suppress the
riot, protect life and property, and not
to allow the imported laborers unloaded
Since the mine owners carried out ttheil
threat influenced by avarice and gain
to precipitate these riots and bloodshed
do not propose that they shall further
disturb the peace of the state. The
mine owners and managers are guilty
of murder, and should be indicted.
EVERY DEPUTY KILLED.
CARLINvILLE, ILL.,, Oct. ia repor
says that every deputy in the stockad
at Virden was killed. The operator a
Virden is afraid to stick his head out o
the door on account of flying bullets
but saw two or three wagon loads o
wounded pass.