The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-15
Warrants Have Been Issued for Ar
rest of Mine Officials,
NEW COMPLICATIONS FEARED.
Governor Tanner Has Ordered the
Railroads Not 60 Unload Negroes
at Nirden-Miners Have Been
Ordered 10 Assist the
Militia in Keeping
Them ont.

/ PANA, ILLS, oct. IA telegram was
received to-day from VirJen saying that
+ IN all probability Operator Lukens, Of the
+ Chicago-Virden Ccal Company. would at
tempt to land al Pana the imported
negroes who, after bloody riot, were
shut out at Virdeu. a conference was ira
mediately held by telephone between Cap
7 tain Harris. commanding tne militia he. C.
and AdJutdnt-Generai Reese anI Governor
Tanner, of Springfield. The conference
resulted in the Governor ordering Captain
/ Harris to Immediately put on guard az
I each Of the coal mines and al the APP
+ proaches Of the railroads into Pana, and
/ under no circumstances to permit any
/ imported negroes 10 land in Pana. Cap
| tain Harris, after conference with the
miners president Craven. ordered the
miners to- get the guns and be ready 20
assist In preventing the negroes from
/ landing The miners readily complied
/ with this request
MANY RUMORS
VIRDEN, ILLS, Oct lt-Rumors have
i been flying fast to-day and not even The
I u,,t Il.lu-..Itu Iau a.. ur.ll4l.- llra a- ..
/ what would develop during the night Re-
ports that another train load OF negroes
/ was on It's 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 mum.
[ ber Of Witnesses to-day but did not con-
/ clude its work
The inquest viii last till Monday or
Tuesday.
Warrants were sworn ont to-day before
F The local magistrate by an officer or the
Miners Union. charging President
Ioucks Manager Lukens and others With
Conspiracy 10 murder but on adFices
I OF ihe military officers in charge here
b they were not served
( This action however. caused Colonel
Young to- refuse TO allow several guard
who had been employed bv the coal com-
pany 10 part 3f ,heli BONES ln CHE
I cago. as he thought they might be- wanted
/ as Witnesses
WOUNDED GUARDS LEAVE.
Six cx-guaris from ST. Louis. who came
up on the train carrying The blacks We'd
neslay and who We're more OBJ less see
rcusly wounded. were allowed to leave
for home after @ consultation par'icl,
pated in bv Colonel Young Manager Lu-
kens. Coroner Hart, Police Maeis-rlie
Roberts and Attorney Patton. Three ot
the men were so badly Injured that % is
necessary TO carry them 90 the train.
Three hundred miners from Nrls1,
NIlowood and Grcenr.dse attended t-e
frrcral Of a. Brenemln no Gir3rd too
day There was no disorder
DENIES THE CHARGE
General Manager Luksus OF the Chi-l-
gO-Virden Coal Company, to-day made
statement denying the charge that The
company g. no. willing TO pay iis miners
living wages. He claimed that some NJ
the men were making over six dollars ID
day.
Colonel Youngs cavalry to-day relieved
Battery b. Of guard duty in the city. Col.
Young is ranking officer and VIII be ln
command OF all troops mere
All trains with freight or passengers
stopping here are carefully searched for
negroes TWO hundred members of the
First Cavalry and Third Infantry un-
der command Of Colonel Young. are here
to-day. and 1lj more are expected.
These. with the 12S men IN the Gales
burg battery aud Elg.n Company OF the
Sons of Veterans. wiz give Colonel
Young a force of over 800 men.
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
CHICAGO. October H-Complica.i7ns
which threaten TO assume greater pro-
portions than the clash between Federal
and State authority during the railway
strike under Altgeids administration.
promise 20 grow ont OF Governor Tan
ners action IN refusing TO allow the
Alton road % unload negro miners at
Virden.
General Solicitor Brown. of the chi
cago and Alton. left for Springfield to-
day az the resu, OF conference be-
tween the officials of the road.
steps will be taken ty the Alton %
secure legal redress for the alleged
lawless seizure Of the road boy the Gov
ernor. Officials of the Alton make no att
tempt 10 conceal their anger and cast
the blame upon the Governor for interior
ing with common carrier which has
authority 10 operate as such under State
laws
CAVALRY TROOPS sENT.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. oct H-Gov-
ernor Tanner to-day sent cavalry troops
d and r. Of sprinhald and Bloomington,
and Company r.. OF Macomb Sons of
Veterans Reeiment 10 Pana. 10 replace
the troops recalled from there Wednesday
and sent 20 Nirdcn.
The colored miners taken from the
train here Wednesday are still herded
al the City Han and fed by public char
ity. Proceedings are expected in the
United States Court by mine operators
TO restrain Governor Tanner and the mi-
litia from interfering with colored men
who want 90 work.
NECROEs SENT OFF
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Oct. H-Whie
over one thousands miners were lined up
in the street near the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception ready 20 follow
the remains Of their deceased comrades.
Edward We.ch. who was killed az The
riot al yirden wednesday. the imported
negroes from Alabama were qui tly
smuggled out Of the city and sent 10 S.
Louis A subscription was taken upon
the business. and money hurricdly raised
TO get the negroes out Of town.