The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
Attempt VIII Be Made Sunday to
Arrest Foreigners Who Are
Destroying Property.
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR
Who Has Promised Arms and
Militia, if Necessary, to Pre-
serve the Peace.
Who Are Working on Railway
Turnel-Well Armed and
Threaten Bloodshed.

: Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb 13.--Two hun
dred foreigners mainly Greeks. are de-
stroying property at Stanford. twelve miles
west Of here. and there is a possibility of a
serious clash between them and the local
egthorities backed by Governor Durbin.
The foreigners are labOrers employed by the
indianapolis Southern Railway on the
Stanford tunnel The situation became so
serious this afternoon that Governor Dur
bin was notified. At o'clock tonight the
Governor called up Judge Wilson by tele-
phone and told him he had taken the right
stand in issuing a warrant for the riot lead
ers and in demanding protection of property
and told him if he did not have enough
arms they could be secured from the State
and to not hesitate TO enforce the law at
all hazards II necessary he would order
Company Fl Of the National Guard located
here. to re-enforce him at Stanford.
Late to-day c. Bruce Head went before
Judge Wilson by an attorney and demanded
that bench warrant be issued for the ar
rest of Peter Starng, the ringleader and
about fifty of the men under him. who yes
! terday drove Constable Norman and a dep
I uty from the railway camp at the muzzles
of revolvers. Sheriff Thrasher was at once
handed the warrant with the instruction to
take with him enough deputies to arrest
Starng and the gang of Greeks under him,
: regardless of the consequences and bring
them into court. Since that time the sher-
iff has been deputizing men TO go with him.
but it is with much difficulty they are Sc
cured.
The foreigners have been destroying prop
erty because Contractor Head will not sub
init to their demands 10 wages. The
failure TO arrest them yesterday has given
them spirit OF bravery and they send out
word that if interfered with they would
attack the sheriff and his deputies. They
insist that the contractor owes them more
than he thinks is due, but to-day Mr. Head
settled all claims as far as he owes The
leader, however. threatens to destroy more
property unless an additional payment is
made. This Mr.. Head refuses to do and
the result Is the fear of a riot at any mo-
ment.
The men are governed absolutely by their
interpreter and should he hold out against
the officers bloodshed will be the result. 1T
IS known that to-day a number of guns
and reyOlvers were bought and taken out
10 the camp by the foreigners. They live
IN temporary frame houses and will not
allow anyone To come near Contractor
not hesitate to take life or property. Sher-
III Thrasher will start for Stanford early
tomorrow morning and expects to take not
less than twenty-five well-armed men.
Judge Wilson, who issued the bench war
rant, said the men must not be allowed to
destroy property. The effort will be made
10 hold Starng responsible and to make him
take his gang out of the county. Contrac-
tor Head says they must leave the camp
and has sent for fifty additional workmen.
Stanford is twelve miles west of here in
one of the best parts of the county and
there Is much excitement in the vicinity.