The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26
Efforts to Secure Compromise Are
AbOrtive and Serious Trouble
Seems Imminent.
WASHINGTON SHOPS SHUT DOWN
ID. q o. :. w. OFFICIALS SAY 1T is
THE ONLY THING TO DO.
Citizens Are Incensed Against the
Men who Have Caused the Action
Heavy Blow to the City.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 25.-The ar
rival of many miners in the city during the
day and larger numbers this evening has
caused apprehension that there may be
trouble tonight. The miners are incensed
because of the shooting of l.. II. Hager-
man, miner at Seelyville last night. The
miners say the shooting done by train
man of an interurban car, but the latter
say they fired into the air when the car
was stoned. Hagerman not with the
party which was assailing the car but was
on his way with his arms filled with grocery
packages. The wound is in the hip and is a
serious one.
A committee of strikers met with General
Manager Clark to-day, but without result
as to steps for settlement of the trouble.
Mr.. Clark told the men he had no PROPOSE
ton to submit to them and that hereafter
he would meet them only as individuals.
State Labor Commissioner Mccormick, who
went to his home in Indianapolis to spend
Sunday says the situation is a serious one,
but that he will not give up trying to have
a peaceful settlement. There was a report
to-day that business men had taken steps
tc bring about a settlement by arbitration
committee of the men called on ]. Smith
Talley, who has had much experience in la
Dor affairs through his position president
or the Indiana Coal Operators Association,
and he has taken the initativ for confer
ences with the company management. The
management insists that it has no thought
of yielding a point, holding that it is now
operating its system perfectly and is willing
to stand the boycott. Manager Clark says
he has word that twenty-five old men will
apply for work Monday. 1t is said ten have
returned to work during the week. The
strikers say there is truth in the re-
port that twenty-five are going back.
There have been several cases of violence
to-day and several arrests. The company
has asked for big force of deputy sheriffs
at SeelyVille, where an interurban was
fired into last night and where miners put
distractions on the track. To-day trolley
wire was cut at that point and one of the
1nterurban cars was riddled with bird shot
There is much apprehension on the part of
citizens that the big labor demonstrat ion
called for next week will result in rioting,
but the labor leaders say there will be no
disorder, and are proceeding with the ar
rangements for the gathering here of
thousands of workmen from this part Of
the State, the miners furnishing the larger
contingent. The employees OF Terre Haute
industries will ask for a holiday.
Midnight-A blizzard which came over
the city this evening prevented crowds col
Letting on the streets, but after IL o'clock
night, conductor was pulled from a car
at Seventh and Main streets and roughly
used by the crowd. The conductor drew a
revolver, and when the police arrested his
aSSailant the crowd insisted that the con-
ductor also be arrested, which was done.