The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-14
vIBDEN'S AWFUL VIOLENCE.
,-oraTrEN PEOPLE KILLED IN THE
RATTLE THERE WEDNESDAY.


vrIen. H., Oct. 13.-The day passed
without another outbreak of violence, but
aside from the restraining influence of the
n,uitia. no progress has been made toward
permanent peace.
Battery b, First Illinois Artillery, ar
rived this morning from Pana.
The idle miners are excitable and deter
mined. while the Chicago-Virden Coal
Company has shown no sign of purpose
TO abondor its plan OF operating its mines
with imported negroes.
Yesterdays shooting has resulted In
fourteen deaths so far, as follows:
Ernest Kltterly, miner, Mount Olive.
Ellis Smith, miner, Mount Olive.
Ed Welsh, miner, Springfield.
William Blue, miner, Springfield.
Ernest Kemler, miner, Mount Olive.
A. H. Brennan, miner Girard.
William Harmon, miner, Girard, died at
Springfield tonight.
Frank Bilyen, MINER Springfield.
E. D. Greene, miner, Mount Olive, died
in hospital at Springfield yesterday.
Ernest Long miner. Mount Olive, died
u
Ell H. Kelly, a detective, Chicago.
W. A. Carroll, guard on train, died In
hospital at Springfield yesterday.
Al W Morgan, guard, Chicago, killed in
stockade.
Thomas Preston, guard, Chicago, killed
3 al stockade last night.
The number of injured will not muoh
Of
Of these a few are in a critical condition.
The corouers inquest to-day brought out
no evidence of Importance After the ex
animation of about thirty miners, the sit
ting was adjourned until tomorrow.
a meeting of the executive committee of
the strikers was held late this evening
Chairman John Belgar asserted that not
man among the Thiel Agency and Pin
kerton detectives stationed within the
stockade had been sworn as a deputy sher-
iff He followed this statement by declar-
ing that all of them could be held as ac-
cessorles on a charge of murder. He stated
that there were twenty men inside the
stockade when the train bearing the ne
groes stopped at the shaft yesterday noon
acting as guards were on the train. He said
none of these men are residents of the
slate and consequently Sheriff Davenport
had refused to swear them in.
The matter was discussed and a decision
made to employ counsel and lay the mat
ter before the grand jury.
The excitement of yesterday prior to the
arrival of the negro train was equalled
tonight when it became known that a
special train, consisting of one box car,
three apparently empty coaches and a ca
boose that passed through here at 5:25
an this afternoon bore two carloads of negroes
taken through here to Springfield yester-
day The train went South and by clev-
er ruse succeeded in passing through Vir-
den quietly and without interference. A
big crowd of miners were at the station,
but the militia held them in check.
When The train stopped at the stockade,
"a Capt. FEWER, who was in command there,
sho-ted:
Don't allow any one to disembark from
& that train"
The gate was opened and file of SOL
liked bayonets and lined up alongside of
the train. General Manager Lukens made
formal request that their employees be
allowed to land and enter the stockade
capt FEWER declined to grant this. Then
M MI. Lukens put il in the form of a de
mandi but the officers replied that he was
under firm orders from Gov. Tanner to
1X# Prevent Of
miners at the works, and he would have
+" carry out these instructions. General
manager Lukens protested in vain, and
u'e train pulled out, headed South.
by this time the advance guard of striK-
u5 gathered at the depot, had advanced
0p TO the track to within 100 yards of the
''ocAaae. The presence of armed blue
coats in the lookout boxes evidently halt
70 'Aem, as they remained there until the
"a'n passed, when they greeted it with
waving hats and cheers for Gov. Tanner,
""o 'aey believed had been instrumental
Ill Starting the blacks on their homeward
journey
alter the departure Of the train Mr.
-'7ens made this statement:
N my ONi pctSOtdl hHOWleuBe 1
"a" say that no shots were fired from the
H''" Carrying the negro miners until at
soy $50 had been fired into it, and sew
@a or the guards were wounded.
'e strikers commenced firing on the
0'n Just as it passed the depot and kept
up as long as the train was within
'"Shot' When the train stopped at TIE
ae' our guards were there to assist in
fr-5 'oIhg the cars. But few shots were
a ny them, most of the defense firing
done by the train guards"
Avn ','5l o'clock tonight a special train
"a d'111 bearing troops A and c, dismount-
c@ C"Vaiary, from Chicago, and three
yi'p"h'es of Sons of Veterans. Col
ds, stated that he had no definite Or
Az, olner than to reinforce the soldiers
81, "ne the streets are practically de
M tonight there is still a feeling OF
E r5o among the miners demonstrated by
h.. -.Iiodical visits of small groups to
thst 11'oh al during the night 1t is felt
fer