The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-22
NECROESSENT AWAY
Imported Miners from Alabama
Shipped from Springfield.
LOADED ON A TRAIN FOR ST. LOUIS.
They Are Now Stranded In That City
Situation at yirden-Gov. Tanner
Explains His Position In
an Interview.

1000 miners were llneu up IN the stTect
near the Church of the Immaculate
Conception ready to follow the re-
mains of their deceased companion,
Edward Welsh, who was killed in the
riot at Virden Wednesday, to the GEM
etery, the imported negroes from Ala
bama were quietly struggled out OF
the city and sent to st. Louis. Chief OF
Police Castles had decided the best
time to get the negroes out of the city
was while the miners we're in process
sion waiting for the funeral of Welsh
to be over. Therefore, about three
o'clock Friday afternoon the LOG ne
groes were hustled out of Aliens hall,
and, guarded by platoon of police
and company +, of Macomb, Sons of
Veterans and troop b, First Illinois
cavalry, Bloomington, they were hur-
ried to the Central Union railway sta
ton, only four blocks distant, and
placed in a coach which was in wait
ing and then taken to the Bluff line
yards, where they were put on spe-
cial train and taken to st. Louis, leav-
ing Springfield at $3.50 o'clock. A sub
scription was taken up among the
business men and the money hurried
ly raised to get the negroes out of
! town.
Reenforcements Sent to Pana.
Capt. Harris, of company G, Sons Of
Veterans, telephoned Adjt. Gen. Reece
from Pana that it was believed the ne
groes who were prevented from land
ing at Virden Thursday evening would
be brought to Pana to reinforce the
negroes there. He was ordered to
guard all the coal mines and railway
approaches and prevent any negroes
from landing and to call on citizens
to assist him if necessary. AS company
G is the only command of military at
Pana, company f, Third infantry, Ma
comb, and troop b, First cavalry, of
Bloomington, with Calling gun, were
sent to Pana on a special train on
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
at 3:45 p. m. to reinforce him.
Stranded in st. Louis.
St. Louis, Oct. 15.-Fifty-seven ne
groes who came from Ala bama to work
In the mines at Nirden, H., are strand
ed in this city. They arrived here Fri
day night over the Chicago & Alton
have no transportation beyond st.
Louis the men are unable to get out of
the city. For the night the unfortunate
men who were not allowed to stop at
Nirden were cared for in the emf
grants waitng-room. To-day they
will have to vacate. and they will have
no place to go. On the same train with
the colored miners were six wounded
guards. who were injured in the battle
with the striking miners at Nirden.
They are st. Louis men. Station Agent
Coakley said that the negroes were
turned over to him by the conductor
: with the statement that transportation
, for them had been furnished only as far
as St. Louis.
Warrant Out for Lukins.
Nirden, ILL.,, Oct. ia warrant was
sworn out here by Virgil Bishop. a
union miner, charging Fred W. Lukins,
T. G. Loucks and Mr.. Yorke and eight
of the coal company's deputies with
murder and being accessories before
! and after the fact The warrant will
; not be served until after the inquest
More Excitement Mt virdcn.
Virden, H., Oct. ia new culver
of excitement swep; over this town
: hourly throughout the afternoon and
from two o'clock till nightfalI rumor
. followed rumor and not even the best
| informed had any definite idea as to
| what would develop during the night.
The first rumor started was that an
) other train load of negroes would be
taken through here from Springfield
during the afternoon. The station
platform and the half mile Of railroad
between the station and stockade was
cleared of citizens and thereafter kept
cleared by the soldiers. At 400
, o'clock n special train pulled in from
the south and the usual excitement
ensued. The train came on to the sta
ton, received orders and backed north
and to the stCckade, where the six
wounded men from within were taken
aboard. No interference was offered
although the miners .hronged along
the track back of the soldier line and
the train proceeded southwark. Word
was received at $3.50 o'clock by Col.
Young stating that n train load of
negroes, heavily guarded, had left
Springfield en- route south. Another
rumOr circulated 10 the erect mat
the miners at Pana would make an
, effort during the night to drive the
negroes from Pana. These rumors
: served to hold the excitement tense
here and the town is patrolltd in all
parts near the railroad and stockade
by the blue coats.
More Troops Arrive.
The. second detachment of Col.
Young's cavalry, composed of 80 men,
arrived Friday night. Regimental
headquarters have been established at
the opera house. 1t is connected by
a direct telephone line with the stock
ade, and half-hour reports are re-
ceived from the mine by Col. Young,
who has settled down apparently for
an indefinite stay. He has 500 men
now under his command and consid-
ers that he is master of the situation.
"The only thing that can bring about
: trouble" he said, Twill be another at
tempt to bring the colored miners, and