The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18
No NEGRO EXCONVg|S
Allowed to. Drive Out
White Miners.
GOVERNOR TANNERFlRM

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Labor at Virden-Troops
Ordered To Allow No Negro Miners to
be Landed-ProbabiIity Of Conflict
with Federal Aulhorisy-The Ne
groes Struggled ont Of the State-Ex-
element Intense
Virden. III, October 14-Rumors
have been flying fast today. and not
even the best informed had any def
mite idea as to what would develop
during TIE night. Reports that anoth-
er train a OF negroes was on its
way here kept the excitement at a
high tension, but the militia are in
complete possession OF the stockade
and are closely guarding the railroad
| property.
The coroner's jury heard a large
number OF witnesses today, but did
not conclude its work. The inquest will
last till Monday or Tuesday. Warrants
were sworn out today before the local
magistrate by an officer of the miners
union, charging President Loucks.
Manager Lukens and others with CON
spiracy to murder" but on advice of
the military officers in charge here
they We're not served. This action,
however, caused Colonel Young to re-
fuse to allow several guards who had
been employed by the coal
to depart for their homes in Chicago.
as he thought they Nigh be needed
as witnesses.
Six e~X-guards from St. Louis, who
came up on the train carrying the
blacks Wednesday and who are more
or less seriously wounded, were al
lowed to leave for home after a con-
sultation, participated in by Colonel
Young, Manager Lukens, Coroner
Hart, Police Magistrate Roberts and
Attorney Patton. Three of the men
were so badly injured hat it was nee
essary to carry them to the train.
General Manager Lukens, of the Chi
c~ago-Virden Coal Company, today
made a statement, denying the charge
that the company is not willing to pay
its miners living wages. He claimed
that some of the men were making over
Sc a day.
Colonel Young's Illinois cavalry to-
day relieved Battery E, OF guard duty
in the city. Colonel Young is ranking
officer and will be in command of all
troops here. All trains with freight or
ANiNb - Ill
searched for negroes. Two hundred
members Of the First cavalry and
Third infantry under Colonel Young
are here today and It's more are eX-
pected. These, with the men in the
Galesburg battery n Elgin
Of the Sons of Veterans, will give Col
Onel Young a force Of over 500 men.
TO ALLOW NO NEGROES TO LAND.
Pana, H., October IA telegram
l N-oC raPniz-n6 fnInr- 49,
ing hat in all probability Operator
! Lukens, OF the Chicago-Virden Coal
Company, would attempt to land at
Pana the imported negroes who after
a bloody riot, were shut out at Vir-
den. A conference was immediately
held by telephone between Captain
Harris, commanding the militia here,
and Adjutant Genera Reese and Gov
ernor Tanner, Of Springfield. The con-
ference resulted in the governor or
dering Captain Harris to Immediately
put on d guard at each OF the coal
mines and at the approaches of each
railroad into Pana and under no cir
cunstances to permit any imported ne
grOes to land in Pana. X
Captain Harris, after conference with
the miners president, Carven, ordered
the miners to get their guns and be
in readiness to assist him III prevent
ing the negroes from landing. The min
ers readily complied with his request.
COMPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL
AUTHORITY.
Chicago, October ACCOMMODATIONS
which threaten to assume greater pro-
portions than the clash between feder-
al and state authority during the rail-
way strike under AltgeId's administra-
ton promise to grow out of Governor
amer action in refusing to allow
the Alton road IN unload naopn ,nirnrc
at Nirden. General Solicitor Brown, of
the Chicago and Alton, left for SDring-
held today as the result of a cOnIe.-
ence between the officials of the road.
Steps will be taken by the Alton to Sc
cure legal redress for the alleged law
less seizure of the train by the gov
ernor. The officials of the Alton make
no attempt to conceal their anger and
cast the blame upon the governor for
interfering with a common carrier
which has authority to operate as such
under state laws.
Springfield. Ill, October 14.-Govern-
or Tanner today sent cavalry troops
d and B, of Springfield and Blooming
ton. and Company F, OF the Macomb
Sons OF Veterans regiment. to Pana to
replace the troops recalled from there
Wednesday and sent to Virden.
The colored miners AXE from the
train here Wednesday are still herded
at the city hall and fed by public
charity.
Proceedings are expected in the
United States court by mine operators
to restrain Governor Tanner and the
militia from interfering with coIored
men who want to work.
Springfield, October 14.-While over
1000 miners were lined up in the street
near the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception ready to follow the remains
Of their deceased companion. Edward
Welsh. who was killed in the riot ar
Nirden Wednesday,. to the cemetery.
the 106 imported negroes from Alabama
were quietly smuggled out Of the city
and sent to St. Louis.
Eirden. H., October 15.-Attorney
William Patten, of the Chicago-Virden
Coal Company, is authority for the
statement that no further a-taror- will