The herald., 1898-10-14

VIRDEN, ILL.,, Oct. &.@The day passed
without another outbreak Of violence. but.
aside from the restraining influence Of the
militia, no progress has been made toward
permanent peace. The idle miners were
exctable and determined, while the Chi
cago-Virden Coal company has shown no
sign OF a purpose to abandon its plan Of
operating Its mines with imported negroes.
Yesterdays shooting has resulted In four
teen deaths, 50 far. as follows:
Ernest Kitterly, miner, Of Mount
Olive.
Ellis Smith, miner, Of Mount Olive.
Edward Wetz, miner, Of SPRING
field.
William Blue, miner, Of Springfield.
Ernest Keutner, miner, Of Mount
Olive.
A. h. Brennaman, miner, Of Girard.
Frank Bilyen, miner, Of Spring
field.
Ed Green, miner, Of Mount Olive,
died in hospital at Springfield yester-
day.
Ernest Long, miner, Of Mount Olive,
died In hospital at Springfield today.
D. n. Kiley, chief detective, Of Chi
cago.
A. W. Carroll, guard on train, died
In hospital at Springfield yesterday.
A. W. Morgan, guard, Of Chicago
killed at stockade last night.
William Harmon Of 0irard, died al
Springfield tonight.
The number of injured will exceed las
nights estimate of twenty. OF these few
are in critical condition.
Wounded
Ande Anekel miner Mount Olive.
Gustave Weisep, miner, Mount Olive.
Ed. Upton, miner Springfield.
Thomas Jennings, miner, Springfield.
Jos. Haiues, miner, Girard.
JOS. Punk, miner, G.rard, shot IN stomach
dangerously.
JOS. schr,np. miner. Mount Olive.
John Schwan, miner, Virden.
Jos. Reicker, miner, Virden.
Albert Smith, miner, Mount Olive.
Bart Tiger, engineer, Chicago and Alton
shot in arm.
store, shot and beaten, dangerously.
W. A. C1arkson, guard. Leavemworth
Kansas, fatally.
Irvine Ryan, negro, shot In head.
William Messer, deputy, St. Louis, sho
in head and arm.
James Palmer. deputy, shot in head ant
arm.
Patrick McNatr, deputy. Virden.
Henry Grigstell. deputy.
o. ]. Snyder, deputy. condition serious.
James Sickles, deputy, Chicago.
Thomas Wilder, deputy, Chicago.
Thomas Mcintyre. deputy, Chicago.
]. w. Noonan, deputy, st. Louis.
p. J. Hannah. deputy.
J. H. Smith, deputy, Chicago.
! Inquest Began
Coroner Hart empanelled q jury Of 81
men today and began the inquest.
Six union miners were examined. The
were unanimous in testifying that the frs
shots were fired from the train yesterda
while the train was about 100 feet south Q
the station. They claim their men did no
return the fire into the train until the trai
reached the stockade. They testified tina
their men shot into the air until the trail
came to stop.
The coroner's inquest brought no evi
dence of Importance today After the ex
animation of about thirty miners the hear
4 What Lukens Says
To the Post-Ddspatch F. W. Lukens, gen
eral manager of the mines, sad:
1.-THE trouble of yesterday was not o
our making. The strikers simply surround
ed the stockade. On the east side an
south side there must have been at leas
1000 miners. They were In an orchard an,
were higher than we and they opened fire
The fact that we only had one man kllle
and six slightly wounded I consider a mir
acle. There were thousands Of shots fired
The strikers began the firing when tn
train bearing the miners we had employ e
arrived. For long time their shots wer
directed at the train. After It pulled ou
the strikers turned on US. We returned tn
shots. I deplore the matter as much s am
one. I never supposed such a thing woul
result when we brought the negroes here
'In view of the result Mr. Lukens." h
was asked. do you intend to import othe
negroes when the soldiers leave?"
IT do not feel disposed to answer tina
question. All these stories about us havin
portfolios and shooting out Of the towc
are absolutely false" concluded Nj
Lukens.
Mr.. Lukens asked Captain Fervier'
permission to go up town to have a con
sultation with Adjutant-General Rees,
The permission was accorded and ten mil
itia men were detailed to escort him. M,
Lukens knew of the bitter feeling tina
the miners have for him and at the las
minute decided II would not be wise 70
him to attempt the trip. He sent a re
quest for General Reese to visit him a
the stockade.
Ed. Cahill president Of the virden Min
ers' Union. Is only thirty-three years ole
and he does not look as II he could hol
an infur.ated band Of 1900 determined mir
ers back from wreaking what they cor
sidered rightful vengeance Yet this wa
what he did Wednesday afternoon.
A number of strike leaders were adyocat
ing the stormine Of the stockade afte
their companions had been killed an
wounded. A mob was already collectin
when Cahill appeared among them, II
was cool and. collected. He told them tina
II they precipitated the battle this tim
they would lose all they had gained. The,
had attained their object Of keeping ou
the colored miners. though the cost wa
fearful.
'"There were fully 800 strange miners Il
town yesterday" said Cahill. 'srhey wer
around the stockade. The men were main
fy around the north switch, as we expecte,
the train to stop there. The deputies on III