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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-13
irg them to act as deputy narshals

| irg them to act as deputy rnarshals Or
denuty s'aeriifs.
Instantly on learning of the trouble,
j directed Adjutant General Reece to Or
der Captain Craig OF he GalesbuTg pat
ters ard one company Of the Sons OF Vet
erars regiment, now Stationed at Paha,
to proceed at once by the quickest route
/ to the secene of the trouble,
u learned later THAT Captain craig met
with serious difficulties In securing q
train with coaches ITO being his command
and directed the adjutaiN general to ad-
wise him to load his troops ON Ireight cars
aald come at once TO Springfield by the
Baltimore & Ohio sinsl secure train on
the Alton to carry the command to Vsr-
zen Ines arfamsanrh haT Wefs dan nd a, ~
Nlrden by 7.30. Gen. Reecc accompanied
Cart. Craig. and / have instructed Gen.
Reece to select camping ground mos
suitable for the occasion, to quell the riof
ard maintain order, protect life and prop
er,y. to disarm all persons bearing arms,
making an inventory of such arms ana
taking -ahe Game of the individual owner
ard his post office address, such arms TO
be held Until further orders, and to not
allow imported laborers to unload from
any train within the limits OF the city,
nor 10 march in a bedy
These ayaricious mime owners nave SO
far forgotten their DUTY TO society as 10
bring about this blcf upon the fair name
of our state. They have gone far enough.
yes too far, as they had fair warning
from me, by wire and telephone, that the
importation of labor which brings to our
state am undesirable class OF citizens had
to stop. And / say now TO such and ali
others, that this is "a thing of the past.
that ii shall rot be tolerated in Illinois
president ard officers OF the company
VINO preeipild8ed this riot by the bringing
in of tlese imported laborers-are guilty
Of murder and should be, and will. be-
lieve. be indicted by the grand jury OF
Macoupn county ard tried and convicted
for this ieinous offence
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THEY ARE TO BLAME.
Officials Of Coal Company We're Notified Nc.
10 Import Labor.

Springfield. H.. Oct. Fin an inter.
view this evening. regarding the Viz
den riot. GOV. Tanner said:
mfr. T. G. I.ouck, president, and Mr.
LutEin, superintendent of the Virdel
Coal Company, at 1890, today, made
good their threats TO land train loae
OF Imported laborers from the Soutt
and attempted to put them to work II
their mines at the point OF the bayone
and the lnuzzle Of the Winchester, suct
laborers being drawn largely. if no;
entirely. from the criminal class, ex
convicts who learned their trade while
doing terms in the penitentiary y.
Alabama.
After having been fully advised an
having full knowledge that the land
ing Of such imported laborers woult
precipitate a riot, / had wired then
that if they brought these laborer.
they did so at their own peril. and un
Ter the circumstances would be morali
responsible and criminally liable fo
anything that might happen. AS L
what happened after the stopping 0
the train III front of the ccal shed m!
information is based on telegra phic an,
telephone communications and froi.
those coming from the scene of tht
conflict.
From the information l can gathc
1t this time. the very minute the train
stopped in front of the coal shaft whert
The doors of the stockade We're throw;
open for the imported labore1s to enter
the firing began. AS to who fired tn.
first shot ! am at this time unable Il
determine. but all reports agree that :;
general battle was precipitated within
4 few moments and the firing becam
general from the guards on the train
called deputies, estimated at SO or &c
md was responded to by the idle min
ars lying back on the other side of thu
track.
The battle lasted several minutes
hter which the train pulled out. The
eports vary as to the number of killed
tnd wounded. The sheriff telegraphel
hat 100 were killed and the battle was
still on. However, from conservative
ast1nates and from all the Information
can get there, would estimate the
number Of killed somewhere from 1.
% 10 and possibly quite as many woun-
led. The killed and wounded are
largely idle miners. who were on ths
outside. The others were the hired
guards who were brought along by the
;odl company. Most, if net ali of them
we're non-residents of Illinois. Tier
no means of learning their names OF
gbereaoouts. for they declined to give
hem otS. knowing, perhaps, that they
are criminally liable for murder a.
hey had no permission from any Off
esr IN Illinois authorizing or deputiz
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

The International Typographical Union.
Wednesday. selected Detroit as the mace
of meeting for 1860.
The races at Combination park, Med
ford, Mass, Wednesday. were post
poned on account of wet grounds.
Gen. Roca took the cath of Office,
Wednesday. as president of the Argen-
tina Republic and sent his first mes
sage to Congress.
Col Domville. NJ p. direct from the
Klondike. left st. Jonn. N. b.. Wednes-
day. for New York. where he will take
the CaGpania on important business con-
nected with the administration of the
Yukon.
George Fl. Webb of Hampden, was
nominated for congressman iron. the
I'd Congressional district by the Dem
ocfats at their convention held at New
Haven, Wednesday.
A diver started. Tuesday. to clean the
ny. OF Vne Defender, ait New Rochelle.
me d1Ver used an ordinary ssrlIbbir1..
pruSil, and when he had finished for hi,
Jay about two-thinds of the starboard
sue s,ae Oh Nhe boat had been gone over /,
viii take several days to complete the
Work No barnacles were fo,lnd on t1ns5
yacht bottom. ard very little dirt. Inc
alVer was surprised that the plates: were
so clean, particularly as the c1rtter has
been lying in her present position NOR
than three years. '-io'i i''oi
The annual meeting of the .s.ocsholtier.
OF the Boston & Maine Railroad was 51ele
at Lawrence, Mass. "Wednesday rnorn ;,t !.
with President Lucius futile In the ,,na Il.
o. r. a. Bartlett acted as secretary nrf
TEN. Inc report of the board of director,
was accepted and placed ON file. Ii va.
voted. TO fix the number of directors a,
u. a decrease of enc. Two directors nav,
died during the PAST year. and only or,
was elected to, ill The vaeancles sls III m,
election Of the board resulted as follcys
Lucius futile. Boston, Samuel c. Law
renee, Medford; Joseph S. Kicker. Pert
lard: Richard Olney Boston; A. NJ Sui
loway Franklin, n. H.: Joseph H Whute
BrookliIe: Walter Hume we'll Wlelles,ev
Henry r. Reed. Boston, Lewis PGafI
I4edyard. n. Y; Henry NJ. Whitney
Broekline; VIM. Whiting. Holyoke; Hen
ny II. DimUck. New York; John A. Hall
Springfield; Alexander Cochrane.
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THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES
In Way Of Placing 5th Illinois at Gov. Tan.
ner's Disposal.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Tonight, a tel
eSram was received by the war depart
ment from Governor Tanner of Illinois.
requesting that the 5th Illinois Regi-
ment, now on furleugh, be placed at his
disposal TO quell the riotous demon
STATIONS at Virden, HI. Gov. Tanner
is embarrassed, because all eff the Iili-
nois state troops, practically, are IN
the service of the United States. Gov.
Tanners request involves difficulties
watch preclude hasty decision. L.
viii be submitted to Secretary Alger.
tomorrow morning. Late, tonight, Adj
jtsant General Corbin said that tho
pfooae.iitles were that the regiment
would be placed a. the disposal of Gov.
Tanner.
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ON LAND AND SEA.
Bits OF News from Our Gallant Soldiers and
Sailors.

resolution was introduced in the Ver-
mont Senate. Wednesday, by Senator
Partridge of Rutland, memorializing
Congress to restore the rank of admiral
and confer that title upon Rear Admiral
George Dewey as a token of appreciation
of his noted achievement at Manila.
Governor Iced of Oregon has appoint
ed d committee of Is well-known citizens
of Portland to collect funds for the pur
chase of a sword to be presented to Cap
tain Clarke of the batrleshp Oregon. The
committee desires to raise $1,000 and has
collected nearly half of that amount.
The rumors which have been published
at Madrid as to the attitude of the
United States peace commissioners are
described as having caused painful i'm
pression, especially the reported decision
recognize the Cuban and Porto Rican
debts.
The Cd Wisconsin Volunteers, now in
Porto Rico, have been ordered home. This
decision has been brought about by q
consultation between Governor Scofield OF
Wisconsin and Secretary Alger. at which
Governor Scofield presented the case of
the soldiers. showing that much sickness
prevailed in their ranks.
A hundred and sixty soldiers from
She Ohdam. which arrived at New
York, Tuesday, were taken in charge
of Miss Helen Gould's agent, Wednes-
day morning. and comfortably housed
in Camp Walworth," on East 18th
street.
On the Baelic, which has sailed from
San Francisco, for Hong Kong, were
10 sailors for Dewey's fleet. They We're
in charge of Lieut. Commander LON
bard and destined for the Culgoa, one
of the vessels captured by Dewey from
the SDaniarGs.
A dispatch from Gen. Wood COM
handing at Santiago, says that there
are 6S1 fever cases and 1859 sick in his
command: deaths, William Lewis
Company is, 9Th u. S. ", typhoid
Charles Simmons. Co. f, 9Th U. S. v
/ eudocardits; Barton F. Denny, Co. Il
Sd U. S. v, acute enteritis.
Harry Barrsel the well-known magi-
elan, who was drum major at Chicka-
manga With the LIST Maine Regiment, Is
convalescing at the Eastern Maine Gen.
eral hospital from an attack of maiar,al
fever. On Tuesday evening, Oct. IS, in
| City Hall. Bangor. a concert and ball
will be given for his benefit
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Al
| len arrived at the Charlestown navy
yard, Wednesday forenoon. The Dol
phin appeared off the navy yard al
about 10 O'clock and as the assistant
secretarys flag was flying from the
mast head the navy yard battery al
once fired salute of Is guns. The sa.
lutte was not returned. The ship an.
chored off the yard and the assistant
secretary, accompanied by Mrs. Allen
i Commander Lyon. Lieut.. Katelle, whe
Is acting as clerk to the assistant secre
tary. and Surgeon Gardiner, cam,
, ashore in the Dolohins steam LAUGH
After short chat, Commodore Howl
son escorted the assistant secretar,
and Lieut.. Katelle through the worl
shops.
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COMPLICATIONS.
ManlaniIIo Officials Ordered
Not to Relinquish
Their Offices to Observation-Disclosures
Ordered to Remit to Havana.
Col. Rsy, However. Suspends Spanish o.
iiciaIs and Appoints Others.

Santiago de Cuba. Oct. IA dispatch
from Manzanillo to the Office Of The
Associated Press here says now that
the American flag is flying over that
city, the Cuban element has come to
the surface. The people are seemingly
enthusiastic. The mayor and collector
turn over their office to the Americans.
except under protest and in the pres
ence Of the consul and a notary.
In the Office OF the collector was
found cable message from Senior
Montero, the chief of customs at Ha-
vana, notifying him that the military
occupation of the Americans was not
to affect the civil administration, which
is still under autonomous government
and to remit regularly all funds to Ha-
vana by busted messenger. The mayor
had similar instructions from the min
lister of justice. Col Ray Immediately
suspended the protesting officials and
temporarily appointed others. Not a
cent, however was found in the treas
ury.
Col. Ray. today, received q message
from Senior Maso, the president of the
insurgent government asking our COM
mander if he, Maso, could make an I'M
official visit to Manzanllo without be-
ing discourteously treated by the
Americans in authority. The colonel
replied that he would be glad to re-
ceive Senior Maso and the insurgent
steamer Fernandino has left Santa
Cruz del Sur to bring Maso to Manzan-
lilo.
The arrival of the insurgent presi-
dent will probably simplify the impor
tant question of disarmament of the
insurgent forces in the ManZanillo Ju
risdiction. Gen. Rios, the Spanish
commander apparently though the in
surgents would be given the civil gov
eminent of Manzanillo and he was
astonished when he found that was not
the case.
The steamer San Juan has left here
with 100000 rations in charge of Ma
jor Brooke and another officer. The
San Juan will join the steamer Reina
de Los Angeles in charge of Lieut..
Rooney.
The Spanish club here. fearing
trouble, has been closed. though com
pany of the 9Th Regular United States
Infantry is stationed in it's neighbor-
hood to keep order Several minor dis
turbances have been reported to Gen.
Wood.
There are about 1000 Jamaica negroes
in this city, waiting for work, which is
not to be had and the British consul
here has cabled to the authorities at
Kingston, notifying them to stop other
negroes from coming, as only miners
are wanted here.
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Split Heats and Defeat Of Fay0 ri The feS
lures Of the Day.

Lexington. KY. Oct. 12-The Kentuch.
Trotting Horse Breeders Associations,
races We're resumed. today. Split heats
the features. The results:
The az class. trcttdng, purse $1,000. Bes-
sic Owen. first; Maggie Lass, second:
Baron Wood, third. Best time, 2.13ls
The 2.li class, pacing. purse $1,000, Birch
Iwis, Iirst; Lily of the Valley, second:
Harry Cozzens, third. Best time. 2.12ls
The PIP class. trotang. purse $500. Hans
McGregor, first; Georgiana, second j. B.
D.. THIRD. Best time. 2.1lA.
The 2.2l class. trotting, purse $1,000, Miss
SidEey. first; Harry. second; LILLIAN NJ.
third. Best time PIP
The 204 class pacing, purse $1,000. Ana
conda, first; Directly. second: Chehalis
third. Best time, 2.04i4.
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Pale, Thin People.
- {.
Sufferers From Want Of
NOuriShment.

There is good reason why 80 many
people are thin and pale-because the
food they eat does not digest properly.
Thin, pale people are not healthy.
How to become hearty and gain In
weight:
BY changing your diet. Eat moro
starchy food. Take Johann Hoff's Malt
Extract to aid digestion.
Johann Hoffs Malt Extract is food
in itself, and aids the digestion of
starchy foods. Take Johann Hoff's Malt
Extract with your diet. II will increase
your appetite and build you up in
short time. Johann Hoffs Malt Extract
makes flesh and blood. Johann Hoff.
New York. Berlin and Paris.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.
The Information Supplied BY This Barber
Wi Prove Of Inestimable Value 10 Augusta
Readers.

When the striped pole or sign which
now indicates a barber shop was en-
ployed to let the public know where
cupping or blood-letting was profess
sionally performed, close sbaves were
OF daily occurrence, not the easy re-
moval of the hirsute or hairy adorn-
ment of the head and face, but close
shaves from entering eternity. More
IMAM one unfortunate entered the bar
Der surgeons door to leave it corpse
or so weak that weeks were required
10 get the victim of malpractice on his
rect Blood-letting was used for every
ehlng from heairtache to corn, and
PAIN IN the loins was invariably treated
with two incisions, one on each side OF
the spine. Like plasters and iiniments,
these helped from counter irritation
they created, and we may presume that
had Mr.. VIM. A. Jack, proprietor Of the
leading shaving parlor OF Bath. Me-. at
So Center St., lived in the time OF Geo.
III. OF England, in place of taking the
course he did with his back a short
time ago. blood letting would have been
resorted to. Read how he treated his
trouble. Mr.. Jack says: Il have SUI
fered for about two years with a pam
across the small of my back. felt
more after q long days work over the
chair. and If bent forward quickly
sharp twinges caught me in the loins.
got box Of Doan's Kidney Pulls.
used them. and I can say they cured
me. You can refer other people ~
Beth and the surrounding country to
me. ! will be pleased to confirm
either by post or in personal inter
view What | state above" Just such
emphatic endorsement can be had right
aere at home. Drop into the drug
store of Chas. K. Partridge and ASK
him what his customers report.
Deans Kidney Pills for sale by All
dealers. price SO cents. Mailed by t'es-
ter Mill'nrn CO.. BufYalo y. T.. y'';s
agents for he United States.
Remember lh,. i:tilsr boa y al
tAse no Substitute.
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inspired these men to The action which
they took. today. in firing upon this train
rs soon as 1t came into our town. a;
least 500 shots were fired into that train
by the time 1t reached the shaft, and no
saots were fired from the train until al
least 100 shots We're fired into It, think.
killing and wounding a good many of the
people on the train. No shots were fired
from the stockade until after several OF
our men had been wounded Several o.
the men came back without having fired
their guns at all. Most of the shooting
was done by the guards on the train. who
Were authorized by the Railroad Com
pany."
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THEY WERE UNARMED.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-The officials Of tho
chicago& Alton Railroad at 2.4s fbis
afternoon made the following state
ment TO The Associated Press:
I'VE have just received report "a
the effect that so miners and six ON
GERS We're killed in a riot at yerden.
III. .. Fl. kiley, one OF the watehmen
sent from here, yesterday, to guard
the switches Of our road, was one of
the killed.
These switchmen We're sent down 10
Virden for the express purpose Of oper-
ating the switches and were instructed
to go unaI,ned. They were also in
structed TO inform the strikers that
they fthe switchmen) were not there to
help the negroes, but simply to help
operate the Chicago & Alton Railroad
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OEpuTYs' DAsIARDLY ACT.
Push Man from Train Gov. Tanner Wires
War Department for Help.

Springfield, IN.. Oct 1.-THE special
brought the Alabama negroes from Viz
den had eight wounded men-all deputie !
except one, who was "a cclored miner
who were taken to the Springfield civ
night, VIM. NJ. Carroll. deputy sheriff
Another train arrived. at o clock. brir.y
ing six wounded men. OF these Nm. II
Clarkson, an inmate of the Old Soldiers
Home at leavenworth. Kansas, deputy
skull crushed, will die -
John M. Hunter of Pontiac president Of
the Illinois district of the United Min,.
house in a critical condition, Mr.. Un,s,n,
got ON the train which bore the coior5d
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Ex-LlEuT. OF POLICE SHOT.
Tom Preston Stepped Book When Militia
Ordered Hal! and Was Shot.

Virden. ILL.,, Oct. PA detail of mill
"a at lo.15 o'c.ock. tonight. killed ex-
Lieutenant of Police Tom Preston Of
Lhlcago. at the stockade. He was
standing outside the stocaade as a
guard. The militia gave the bystand-
lEg miners the command to halt ard
Preston stepped back to the gate. The
militia fired and. he was shot in the
st9aEach. He was carried into the
Office in the stockade, where he expir-
cd. Battery D. of Galesburg, H.. ua-
der Capt. Craig, numbering 100 men.
a.-ived. tonight, from Pana.
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MAJOR BEEBE DEAD.
Member Of Military Commission Dies at Hs
vana. Wednesday.

Havana, Oct 12-Major Beebe of the
United States military commission, died
at o'clock this morning. He lived at
Thompson. Conn.
Gen. Wade has cabled to Washington
asking if the health authorities would
permit Major Beebe's bouy to be taken TO
New York. enclosed in ii metallic casket
by the first available steamer. He is
awaiting am answer. If It IS in the mega
tiye. the funeral may ta~e place, this
seQuenHly removed to the United States.
The death of Maj. Beebe has been a
great shock to all the members of the
United Sitates military commission. as
his condition. yesterday evening. offered
10 reason to believe his death was APP
nrCnching.
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front car with Winchester ana !.
MINERS nred on him. He discharsss
ms winchester ard was yaot a,rnoss ~ =
pieces. 'a. 20
Engineer Bert Kyger OF p,oom,n
:, "iu was drawing the train. was She,
~ sne arm. - gave way to Engineer
anderson at Auburn, about - mi,e.
north o. Virden. who brought IN ~
train at q mile minute with tba az ne
CINE full Of bullet holes. en-
There were 1000 armed n;ncr. !,
virden. The train was loaded with - =
groes who FAY they came here nn.,e
false representations by operators
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Alter More Trouble.

Pana. I1L.@oct. 12.-The acting pres
ident of The United Nine Workers 81
america. John Mitchell Of Spring Val
ley. was arrested here at noon, tbday.
Mitchell was indicted by the grand
jury for participating In the riot Of
Sept. I. He was taken to Tayforyille.
where begave bonds and Immediately
left for yirdsn, the scene Of today,s
troubles.
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NINETEEN WERE KILLED.
And 1hiriy-aine Wounded During the Mo, :,
Widen. xsaa.sIy.

Sc. Louis, Oct. IA special 10 -.
Post Dispatch from virden. Ills savs.
Nine men on the train were kile,, 80
10 wounded. Ten miners were killsS
and 1s wounded. The train pulled a.
the North and the cars were sf,ot M,
of holes. a reporter for a Chicago IS.
per was killed at the Chicago & A1tnr
depot by a stray bullet. J. r. Eyster
manager OF the company was shot ana
tramped on by the miners. IL cannot
live.
The miners are looking for Lusena
manager Of the shaft who has hidden
1t Is impossible to find out how many
were killed in the stockade.
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Sir Augustus Haming, British COVER
nor of the island of Jamaica, arrived at
New York. Wednesday. on the Atlas
liner Athos from Kingston. He is on
his way to England. The threatened
uprising of the Maroons is said to be
the cause of Governor Heming's hasty
trip to England. The situation on the
island according to the latest reports
has grown very serious.
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TRAM RlDOLED WITH BULLETS.
Was Carrying Negroes TO v;rden-Encince,
Sbcs deputy Killed.

. Springfield. ILL.,. Oct. 1aA 4ra.,
iidaied WITH bullets has just pulies,
tnso the chicago G Alton depot here,
ms e i4' afternoon. from. virden. One dep.
ny IS dad. He was riding on the
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-, The Cape Colony ministry has resigned
Inc Assembly as cabled to The Associ-
aaed Press from Cape Town. "Wednesday
by a vote of 80 to 81 expressed want ~
confidence in the government.