The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-14
THE SITUATION
STILL SERIOUS
Strikers Determined to Avenge the
Death of Their COmrades-COrOner
Begun Holding Inquests on the
Bodies of the Dead Today.

VIRDEN, ILL.,, Ocs. 13.-The town is as
quiet as a country churchyard today.
Two Gatling guns of the Galesburg bat
terry on the public square and blue
capped infantryman at each corner IN
the business district, are about the only
evidence of yesterdays riot, outside-of
the O'Neil cottage. In the front yard of
this humble home stand five black
covered coffins, on each of which is a
simple plate engraved with the words
cat Rest Under the lids are the
mortal remains of five victims of yes
terday's battle at the stockade of the
Chicago Virden Coal Company. They
are: Ernest Kitterly, of Mount Olive;
Ellis Smith, of Mount Olive; Ernest
Keutner, of Mount Olive; Ed Weets, of
Springfield; William Blue, of Spring
field.
Coroner Hart empaneled a jury and
will endeavor to place the responsibility
for the shooting. Colonel Mcknight, of
the governors staff, accompanied by
Adjutant-General Rees, at midnight
visited the stockade of the Chicago
Virden Coal Company and served formal
notice on Manager Lukene that the
soldiers would today disarm all the in
mates. Colonel Mcknight expresses the
opinion that there will be no further
outbreak on the part of either the union
miners or the guards at the stockade.
While martial law has not yet been
declared, the town is virtually under
control of the state troops under Captain
Craig, of Battery B, First Illinois artil-
= lery.
Men are swarming into Virden or
every train and highway today. Most
of them are miners. but those who come
into town are unarmed.
Scenes at the improvised morgue, al
the O'Neil house, are most pitiable. AL
the dead men there had families, and
members of these have come from theil
homes. Their grief Is heartrendering
intensifYing the desperation and rage o.
the miners. The citizens of Virden are
bitter in condemnation of the governor
for not preventing the terrible doings O.
yesterday, and the rage over the actor
of the mine operators and the armed
men on the train grows more fierce every
hour. Their sympathies are wholly will
the miners,
Following is a corrected list of tht
dead: Edward Walsh, Frank Billyen
Ellis Smith, of Springfield; Joseph Kit
terly, Ernest Kelmer, A. H. Brennan
Ed Green, Will Herman, of Mount Olive
ali miners. D. II. Kiley, Thomas Pres
ton, A. M. Morgan. deputies, of Chicago
Twenty-three men were wounded,
number of whom are in a serious con
dition. Eleven of these are miners, tn
remainder being made up of deputies
guards, nine company employees, etc.
Mine Operator Lukens denies respon
sibilIty for yesterdays battle, claiming
that over thousand miners began firin
on the train carrying the negroes. Afte
the train pulled out the miners turne
their attention to the stockade.
Coroner Hart's jury began the in
quest this afternoon. Six union miner
testified that the fret shots were fire
from the train. They testified that tn
miners shot into the air until the trai
came to stop. This afternoon the stat
authorities confis Gated the arms of tn
Chicago Virden Coal Company. Their