Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1894 — TROOPS GUARD CARS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TROOPS GUARD CARS.

INDIANA RIOTERS DO NOT RESIST THE SOLDIERS. Got. Matthews Think* that the Troubles Will Be Bridged Over Without Bloodshed—Trouble at Cripple Creek Has a Serious Aspect. Quail Before 3tllltla. The situation in the Indiana mining regions, according to an Indianapolis dispatch, indicates that the troub’e s at Cannelburg at least will be suppressed without an encounter with the militia. Gov. Mat’.hsws received a lengthy telegram from Adj. Gen. Robbins, the complete contents of which he refused to make public. It stated, however, that the militia, under command of the adjutant, arrived at the scene of trouble. They met with no resistance from the strikers, and a conference was at once arranged with a committee

representing the miners. The committee promised obedience to the law in the future and deplored the injury done to railroad property, which they said was brought about by persons having no authority. There were over 350 miners hanging around the station and switch all day, the telegram stated. Upon receiving the information that the troops were coming the majority of them left and the remainder dipersed after the arrival of the militia. The Sheriff and a detachment of the militia started to hunt down the ringleaders, and the company’s train crew began repairing the tracks. The few strikers who remained were “behaving splendidly,” the Adjutant stated. Two hundred and thirty militiamen marched from Sullivan to Shelburn. All is reported quiet there. Fourteen companies are now in the mining region. At Washington the State troops marched into Clark's station 500 strong with a Gatling gun, to find that only fifty miners had stayed to face the music. The militia was drawn up in line along the edge of the woods and Sheriif Leruing then rad the warrant against the miners for riotous conspiracy and placed three of the leaders, Squire Summers, Dick Gate, and John Flynn, under arrest. As soon as the troops were in line the railroad men at once repaired the track and the loaded cars were tiken on west. The 1,000 miners who were reported en route to Clark's station did not materialize, neither had they collected at any point along the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. The certainty that the officers intended to enforce the law seemed to quell the tebellious feeling among the men. The miners say that a 3 soon as the troops are withdrawn they will, again stop all coal cars, but anticipating this two companies will be stationed at Clark’s until all fear of trouble is past. It is apparent to-night that the backbone ot the strike has been broken. The militia have done the work. The Washington miners deserted their colleagues here and the Cannelburg miners are too few to do anything but submit to-night. Tne militia met no resistance. M nern Sullenly See Car* Move. Sullivan —The State militia arrived in Sullivan from the southern part of the State, in ail numbering 300. They stopped over here and waited until the trainmen could get an engine to take the coal out of Shelburn, then as soon as the trainmen came they hoarded their special train, bound for the Shelb.,rn district. Sheriff Mills, in command, stopped the train south of the depot, got his soldiers all ready, then made a march and surrounded the train. No demonstrations wero made by the few miners who wero present. One old lady with a pi-tol under her apron, who marched out ready for action with the militia, was caught and scuffled with by Sheriff Mills until he secured the gun. The miners had each car branded “scab coal ’’ The miners made threats that this did not mean much to them and that the Evansville and Terre Haute should not ship coal unless they kept a standing army at Shelburn all ihe time, and claimed that no more coal should pass through there until this was sett! d. Several hundred people gathered to see the battle between the miners and the militia. After the militia had finished their work they cam a back to Sullivan and went into camp at the fair grounds, wit i only one man in the hospital. l\i iters Attempt to Wreck ('sirs. Brazil.—A desperate effort was made to wreck freight train No. 2f, supposed to be hauling coal, just east of here. The Vandalia found two c upling pins wedged in switch frog, but luckily the train was running slow, and was stopped quickly after striking the pins. The engineer claims that if he had been running at’ the usual r ate Hie entire freight would have been ditched. The work was undoubtedly that of strikers.

KIDNAPED ISY MINERS. Cripple Creek Strikers Carry H. R. Woods to Their Fort. Cripple Creek, Colo!—H. R. Woods, President of the Woods Investment Company, was taken in charge by a large body of miners and carried up to the fort on Bull Hill. His wife was present when he was taken, and is almost frantic. Business men here look into each other s facos and see nothing but dread and fear. The cause of the kidnaping is not known. At Victor and along the south side of Battle Mountain the miners are maintaining only their usual guard, but around Bull Hill on the east and north the guard has been doubled, while the picket line ha3,been thrown out to within a short distance of Midland. Colorado Springs.—The Governor will not call out the State troops to assist the Sheriff. The citv ntinues to be guarded. The Sheriff continues making preparations for the battle with the miners which will undoubtedly occur in a few days. Another train load of deputies was started for the front, and later was followed by two companies of cavalry. i Denver.—Detectives assisted Sheriff

Bowers in a search for John Calderwood. President of the Victor Miners' Union, who came up from Colorado Springs with Gov.: Waite. When the party arrived Colder wood was taken into a carriage with the Governor and conveyed tu some secluded place, where no one but the Governor's party knows. Sheriff Bowers arrived with a warrant for Calderwood's arrest upon the charge of inciting to riot. He had not been arrested in Colorado Springs becau e then he was the Governor’s guest. Detectives shadowed Gov. Waite in the hope that they might find their man. but Sheriff Bowers had to return without the head official ot the miners now in belligerent attitude cn Bull Hill. DEMAND THAT NO COAL HE HAILED. Unless the Railroads Desist, Ohio .Miners May Make Trouble. Jaekscn, Ohio. —The minors of this county have for the past two days c ngregatod in large numbers at the various railroad towns in the county. Each crowd has its leaders and keeps the American flag floating to the breezes while they are inspired on by a barid of music. Freight trains on the Columbus. Hccking \ alley and Toledo were held up and gone through. All coal found was cut off and side-tracked. The cr wd assembled at Hamden h".s disbanded, leaving in charge a patrol committee that holds up every freight train that passes. Tne miners in their demands of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern ask that not a lump of coal be hauled on the Parkersburg division, but agree to allow two ears a day over the Portsmouth division, to housed in firing that company's pasenger engines. Beliaire.—A‘ reporter has just airived from the seat of thh miners’ troubles at Wheeling Creek. All the conditions are ripe there for a bloody encounter. Four hundred miners are in camp there at that point and will allow no trains hauling coal to pass over the line. The company is making preparations to execute its coalshipping contracts. The Governor has refused to call out the troops unless there should be actual violence. Allian o. —The coal miners of this city, who struck three weeks ago in sympathy with the United Mine Work-

ers, held a meeting in this city and after a prolonged discussion concluded to accept the operators’ terms of, sl.Ol for mining and return to work to-mor-row morning. Weilston. —The miners refuse to talk to outsidei s on the situation. It is generally understood that outside influences have been brought to bear to cause the strikers to make an attack on the Norfolk and Western. Ironton. —Twenty-five stalwart men, all heavily armed, are standing watch on the great bridge that spans the Ohio River at Kenova. REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE REDUCTION. Mobile anil Ohio Railway Employes Decline President Clark’s Proposition. Murphyshoro, 111., representatives of the conducters. brakemen, and switchmens' organizations, of the St. Louis division of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad held a conference here relative to the proposed cut in wa<res. President Clarke made the men the same proposition that has been accepted by the men south of the Ohio: that is a 4 per cent, reduction to hold good for one year. The men declined to accept this. The reduction the railroad officials now propose to make is equal to 7 per cent., and they claim that the scarcity of business positively requires the reduction. No agreement was reached and the meeting ad ourned. The company's shops at Murphyshoro, employing about 100 men, were closed down. Cairo, Ill.—The scarcity of coal and the consequent high prices ife causing much anxiety in tnis city. Last week the iron Mountain local between Cairo and Poplar Bluff. Mo., wa< reduced to half-time, running only on alternate days, and the Delta Electric Company and several manufacturing establishments have been burning wood for ten days. Coal has been advanced $2 a ton and now retails at $3.50. Thera are at present ],030,000 bushels in harbor, mostly tho property of the Cairo City Ccal Company and the Browns of Pittsburg, hut it is being daily shipped to Chicago. Minonk. —The saloon-keepers have, sprung a new wr'nkle on the' striking miners. They recently held a meeting an^decided that they will not set out a free lunch any longer. COAL FAMINE AT BOONE IMMINENT., Small Mines Forced to Close by Strikers and Supp'y Running Short. Brone, lowa.—Since the miners’ strike the local demand for coal has been supplied by about fifteen small mines, operated by the owners and employing from five to fifteen men each. Now the small mines have ceased work. Unless the troubles are fixed up before long the water works, electric light plane, mills, etc., will be compelled to shut down. The brick and tile fac.ories are already closed for want of coal. Oskaloosa.— Most of the GlO striking miners who were in camp near Evans left for their homes. Sunday’s barbecue was to he the signal for a monster mass meeting of miners, but less than D O were in camp, not enough to eat the roasted ox. Tnis failure is thought to foreshadow the coilapse of the strike.

ILLINOIS TO THE RAMPANT COAL MINER: “Hold on—This has gone far enough!”