Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-02
The SITUATION
IN ILLINOIS
A Reign of Terror Inauguratad al
Gainesville.
MILITARY ORDERED OUT
Union ana Won Union Miners, All
Heavily Armed and Determined.
nefy tho .Civn Authorities Hattie
Bctwecn Imported Negroes and
Union Mcn-Hcmes OF che Lattsr
Burned-The situation Desperate.

G3y Telegraph to virginian- Pilot.)
Springfield, ILL.,, July 1.-Acting Cove
ernor Warder this evening ordered the
companies of the Fourth Infantry Illi-
nois National Guard. located at Carbon
dale and Mount Vernon, to proceed to
Cartersville at once and preserve the
peace. This action was taken upon reps
RESERVATIONS from Sheriff Gray, of VIII
lioms county. General Manager Sam
Brush. of the st. Louis and Big Muddy
Coal Companies. and prominent citizens
of that section of the county, who tele-s
graphed the acting Governor that the
sheriff was powerless to keep the peace.
and that the troops were necessary. SUI /
perintendent Brush telegraphed late
this afternoon from Gainesville as fol-
lows:
NECESSITY FOR PROJECTIONS.
1--WE are surrounded by few men
who constantly fire Winchesters. They
shoot into our houses. and along the
road where our employees pass. All our
men. women and children are so ter
rOri2ed that they Will not go to their
homes. and have not eaten or slept.
since yesterday. The sheriff seems pow-F
erlcss. We must have the militia imme-
diately."
Other reports from Cartersvlle say
are we'll armed and determinsd,Aa and
tho sheriff Is powerless. Only the pres
ence of State troops II Is asserted, VIII
prevent the loss OF many lives. . ~
THE SITUATION DIES ,fiis u / II
St. Louis. Mo-. July Ia special to
the Post Dispatch from Carbondalc,
ILL.,, says:
The saloons in Carterville have been
closed by order OF the Mayor. Over
thirty OF the miners employed at the
Brush colliery left the shaft to-day and
joined the strikers. many of them COM
ing TO this city. More than 800 shots
were exchanged to-day between the
opposing sides. but with no bloodshed.
All wires. both telegraph and telephone.
leading to the mine have been cut and
I the property Is completely surrounded
by the strikers Both sides are heavily
armed and the strikers have been heav-
lily reinforced to-day by outside union
miners. Arms and ammunition were re-
ceved to-day by General Manager
Brush.
NEGROES RAID UNION CITY. =
Carbondale. ILL.,. July 1.--Union City,
Il small town, built and occupied by.
union miners, near here. was burned at
midnight after n battle between the
union men and imported negroes who
We're fired upon at Fredonia yesterday.
Seeking revenge for the killing of a.
mon III rTIcTT Nifty, the neKroes raided
Union City ut midnight. They opened
fire on the homes OF the union menss
The latter promptly replied. The bat
tie lasted until the union miners wer-'
driven from their homes, and took re>
fuge in q clump Of timber close to thu
village. The non-union men Mt once
applied the torch and the village was
destroyed. The negroes then advanced
on the woods. where the union miners
We're concealed, and until daylight
fusilade was kept up between the fac.
tons. No lives have 50 far been res
ported lost in the engagement. Rein
focements have gone to the aid of the
union miners.
CONDITIONS GROW WORSE
Springfield. Ill, July 1.-Acting Cow
ernor Warder late tonight received
the following dispatch from Sheriff
Gray, dated Marion. ILL.,,
Conditions are worse A man Is
here from Carbonate begging for he'll,
for Brushs and he Is begging me.
ain powerless. / am sure there will he
fight soon. Ammunition and guns
came 10 strikers on 8 o'clock train.
They are fixing to wipe out Brnsh
mines tonight. Get us help as soon
as possible" stss
Sheriff Gray telegraphed fsa.fs an
hour later that the Brush, mines vera
surrounded by $50 men. s;s
Acting Governor Warden teIesrarhs 90 4
Sheriff Gray that the. Carbondafe com.
pany would get their guns DIT midnight
and be at Carteryille soon after. Tha
| Mount Vernon company win arrive
about the same tiIiiG 5fi- y