The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-04

/ DNl al Eitfttl. iliGs f~-kNlh Gi kOi
Yates emphatically declared yester
lay that ne had no intention OF de-
daring martial law a. Zeigler and
characterized as fake" pure and
nipple the dispatch sent ont from
Bcnton Thursday that he had stated
~ a conference held AZ the Leland no
ocl ia this city Wednesday night hat
I ne would place the troops in charge
IF the situation just as soon as the
situation warrants He said he never
made such statement and .hat he
had not been in the Leland hotel for
| ten days
| Governor Yates Statement,
| Governor Yates held conference
u 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon with
Aliutan General Scott regarding the
existing condition at Zeigler Prev.
MS 70 the meeting with the governor
! General Scott discussed the matter
with Colonel Roy Reace who had been
| It Zeigler for some time.
Las night Governor Yates made
bis FIRST statement In relation to the
roops at zeigler. The governor said:
There Is nothing 10 be said relat-
| Ing 70 the presence Of the troops
y Heigler excep. that two companies
were sent there and are still there
or the protection Of lifi and the pres
'rvation of the peace They were
sent upon the absolute demand Of the
Itriff Of the county Of Franklin who
stated IN three different kilograms
rtEr ne was absolutely unable 20 pre-.
serve order
There has been no proclamation
VI martial law The sheriff still ass
serted. as late as last night, hat the
presence Of the troops is still neoes-
airy / therefore consider that the
ire has not yet come for their with.
travail Both The adjutant general
and assistant adiurant general have
visited the locality General Scott was
here before the troops were sent and
Col Reece has Just returned and the
leEar.ment is and win be fully ad.
Used ii the situation constantly by
he officer in command
Forty U. S. Marshale.
Colonel Roy b. Reece. assistant All.
iutant general returned yesterday
dternoon from Zeigler where he was
emf by Adiutant General Scot to ok
mime the situation and report 10
Governor Yates. He says that besides
company Of Carbonate and r of
Mount Vernon, of the Foutth infant
~, there are forty United States dep
lty marshals at Zeigler VINO are
'harged with the duty % guarding
he property. Those deputy marshals
are under command of General James
II Barley OF Springfield who was
'ormerly commander Of the Firth IN.
iantrY. Illinois NatlopaI guard There
are fusilIades of shots every night.
directed from the timber against the
pumping station at the nine. which
Is some distance from the mine itself
The theory is that the parties who
10 the firing desire TO blow mp the
pumping station so they can dynamite
the mine Itself. There is no firing
during fhe day.
May Withdraw Troops.
1t seems likely that the state
troops viii be withdrawn from Zeig
Ter, as it Is thought hat sheriT Stein
ought to be able to cope with the
situation
Colonel Reece says the two compa
MES of troops at Zeigler number about
seventy men and thai they are sta
toned in buildings In the town of
zeigler and two or three of them are
at the pumping station. against which
All the firing is being directed, u be
ing the belief Of SIR Zelgler that IL
is the intention of the assailanie to
destroy the pumping station in which
Is auaniiiy of powder and then try
70 undermine the mine There are noH
'roop7 within the sfockade which sur
rounds the mine He said the driue
was Of a desuitory nature and came
NOT from the direction of the miners
camp. mt from the timber to HE west
Of the pumping station + was not
Of character to alarm the miner
or troops and deputy marshall but
just enough 70 cause one uneasinezs
and apprehension Of being struck by
a stray bullet. The reports Of great
alarm being caused owing to .he fv
ing which is always al night. he said
are untrue and said The reports sent
out from benton were grossly exag.H
gefated.
HefQss TO Act as Deputies.
Sheriff Stems son. he said was il
direct charge Of The two or thrsa dep.
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