The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
TROOPS GUARD
Mine TO BALK
DYNAMITE PLOT
Illinois Sheriff Fears Attack on
Mine Officials and Rail-
road President
Attempt TO Open Shaft Proves
Futile and Relief for Suf-
ferers Is Planned
/ ISpseiaI Dispaleh % The Canl

Special Dispatch 10 The Call
CHERRY H.. Nov. 16.-Discovery Of
an alleged plot to dynamite a long
string of sleeping cars containing mine
officials. state inspectors, trained nurses
and newspapermen this afternoon
caused Sheriff skoglund of Bureau
county TO appeal to Governor Deneen
for state troops.
The plot. il is said. had been hatched
by grief crazed miners and friends and
relatives Of The men whose bodies are
now in the tunnels of the St Paul mine
II is also declared that the lives Of
President Earring OF the Chicago Mil
vaukee and ST. Paul and other officials
have been threatened by men who be-
lieve they are responsible for the ap-
palling mine disaster.
DYNAMITE TAKEN FROM TOWN
Fear that the dynamite plot might
be carried out in spite of the troops
was expressed by all. Sheriff Skoglund
took steps to thwart the plotters by
ordering ali the dynamite and powder
in the mining company's storehouse
taken out OF the county. This order
SOC pounds Of the explosive being re-
moved from the town secretly
sheriff SkOglund also detailed depu-
lies 10 guard the sleeping cars until
the soldiers arrived. Two companies of
men were rushed 10 the scene by the
governor and the soldiers will reach
town shorrls after midnight. Sentries
were placed around the ears with
loaded rifles. with orders TO keep all
suspicious characters at a distance
Il am acting under the advice of the
state mining Inspector. the states at
torney and the mining company Off
c-als said Sheriff Skoglund. 1T was
learned that an effort might be made
10 dynamite the train. and 50 we
thought best to take all precautions
There $ NOT siick of dynamite in the
town now.
UNABLE TO OPEN NINE
When tie bodies VIII be brought TO
the surface is doubtful. None Of the
officials believe any of the 500 en-
1OmDed men are alive
Fire Chief Koran of Chicago arrived
with supply of hose and chemical
fire eXtinguishers- The seal over the
mouth Of the shaft was perforated and
IL was intended TO force water and
chemicals down through pipes A
Thermometer in the sand on top of the
seal showed temperature of 10 de-
grees. Chief Horsn shook his head
ITS no use. he said, TO lift the lid
today, as ii would mean that the whole
woUld blaze up and there would be no
possibility Of recovering even the bod
les"
In ma king the rounds of the miners
homes Duncan Mcdonald, president of
district 10. -. united mine workers,
discovered that baby had arrived. at
home which lost a father and a son.
The mother was kept ignorant of the
disaster Eighty-siX homes visited
were. with the exception of children,
without male members.
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS
Organization of charitable efforts
into centralized plan was proposed
for = meeting called this morning
Among .those on the ground is z. p.
Bicknel of Washington. ID. g, director
Of The National Red Cross 1t was
stated that unless substantial sum Of
money was collected great suffering
would ensue this winter among the
900 orphans and 200 or more widows
left almost destitute by the accident.
Albert J.. Hopkins of Chicago an
nounced he had been authorized by the
French consul at Chicago TO help care
for the families Of the entombed min
ers who Were natives Of France. Some
~ the women and children of those. he
said, would he transported back to
FraDce by the French government.