The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14

vIRDEN, Ills, Oct. 13.-The day pass
ed without another outbreak Of violence
but aside from the restraining influence
Of the militia, no particular effort has
been made toward permanent peace
Battery 3 arrived this morning from
Paaa. The idle miners are excitable and
determined. while the Virdcn-Chicago
Coal Company has shown no sign Of
purpose to abandon its plan Of operating
its mines with imported negroes.
Yesterdays shooting has resulted in
fourteen deaths so far, as follows: Ern-
est Kittrely, miner Mount olive. Ellis
/ Smith, miner Mount olive. Ia. Welsh,
| miner. Springfield, William Blue, miner,
I Springfield, Ernest Kcmler, miner, Mount
/ Olive; A. II. Brennan, miner. Girard,
/ Frank Biyen, miner, Springfield I'd.
| Green, miner, Mount Olive, died in hospi-
tai at Springfield, yesterday. Ernest Long,
miner, Mount Olive died In hospital az
| Springfield, today; Ell II. Kelly, dectec-
tive Chicago, ". A. Carroll guard on
/ train died in hospital at Springfield. yes
/ terday. Al W. Morgan, guard. Chicago
killed In stockade; Thomas Preston,
/ guard. Chicago. killed at stockade last
night; William Harman, miner, Girard,
died at Springfield, tonight
THE INJURED.
The number Of injured will not exceed
! last nights estimate OF twenty. OF these
few are In a critical condition.
The coroner's jury brought out no evil
/ dence of importance. After the eXamina-
ton Of about thirty miners. the sitting
was adjourned until tomorrow.
\ meeting OF the Executive Committee
OF the strikers was held late this even
ing Chairman John BeiFar asserted
that not q man among the Thiel agency
and PInkerton detective stationed within
the stockade had been sworn as deputy
sherlffs He followed this statement boy
a declaration that an OF them could be
held as accessories on q charge OF MUIR
der
He stated that there were twenty men
inside the st0ckade when the train bear
ing the negroes stopped az the shaft
yesterday noon and that fifty Pinkerton
and Thiel men acting as guards were
on the train.
WE'RE NON-REsIDENTS.
lie said none Of these men are resi-
dents OF the State. and consequently
Sheriff Davenport had refused 90 swear
them in The matter was discussed and
q decision made 20 employ counsel and
lay the matter before the grand jury
The exctemon. OF yesterday prior 10
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 cab00se. that passed through here
at 5.35 this evening bore two carloads
OF negroes taken through here TO Spring
field yesterday The train went South.
and. by "a clever ruse. succeeded IN pass
ing through Nirdcn quietly and without
interference. A big crowd OF miners
was az the station, but the militia held
them in check.
COULD NOT DIsEMBARK.
When the train stopped at the stock
ade Captain FEWER, who was in COM
uaud there. shouted: Don't allow any
one TO dlsembark from that train The
gate was opened and a file OF soldiers
rushed out on the dOuble-quick with fixed
bayonets and lined up a-0ngs .de OF The
train. General Manager Luckens made
formal request that their employees Doe /
allowed 90 land and enter the s-Ockade. /
Captain FEWER declined TO grant this |
Then AIR. Luckens put it in the form of ]
q demand but the oMcer replied that he
was under orders from Governor Tanner /
10 prevent the disembarklns of any negro /
miners at the works, and Die would have /
10 carry out these Instructions. General /
VI at44N-Nl l4AN N''AN.N't atA f~t+-f t++N
the train pulled out. headed South.
GOVERNOR TANNER CHEERED
By this time the advance guard of /
strikers gathered al the depot had ad- /
yanced up 10 the track 90 within one /
hundred yards of the st0ckade. The ]
presence of armed bluec0ats in the look |
out boxes evidently halted them as they /
remained there until The train passed. /
when they greeted lt with waving hats I
and cheers for Governor Tanner who /
they believed had been Instrumental in /
starting the blacks on their homeward ,
journey.
After the departure II the train Man
ager Luckens made this statement:
From my own personal understanding, /
/ can say that no shots were fred from /
the train carrying the negro miners until /
at least Ave hundred shots had been fired
into 10 and several of the guards We're
wounded. The strikers commenced fixing .
upon the train just after 10 had passed t
the depot and kept it up as long as the
train was within gunshot. When the
train stopped az the gate, our guards
were there 10 assist In unloading the cars.
but few shots were fired by them. most
of the defence firing being done by the
MCsr LEAVE SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL, Oct. 13-The
miners held here "a mass meeting to-day |
al which 90 was deciartd bv Che union
men that the imported negroes must be
taxen out of Springfield Secretary RYAN |
saws the United Mine Workers will not
be responsible for them after to-day.
GIVEN MORE TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, oct. 12-secretary Al
ger has sent the following dispatch 10
Governor Tanner Of Illinois:
"In the event that the National Guard
OF the state proves insufficient % cone
with the difficulty In protecting life I'm
your state. the Fifth Illinois Volunteer
infantry. now at Springfield will 10 that
emergency be subject TO your orders"
DEPUTIES DISARMED
ST. LOUIS. MO. oct. IA special 10
the Post Dispatch from Virden saws.
Captain Charles \. FEWER command
Ing Company b, Sons Of Veterans. OF El-
gin. H.. is in charge Of the stockade
built BY the Chcaeo-Virden Coal Com
pany. with part OF his men he entered
the stockade to-day and disarmed the