| Show I BLOODSHED AVERTED f Union iEiners J Officer Prevents a Negro Ne-gro Massacre I Pana Ills Aug 31l ore outside workmen tO reinforce the trlker have been arrivIng all day FuQy 3000 extra I ex-tra miners are expected to be on th scene by tomorrow On the other hand I the operator say they will have fully 300 more negroes before the close of the week A serious encounter has been narrowly averted between the I lockedout miner and the 100 deputy sherifs guarding the first Alabama Ue green who have taken the places of the lockedout men at the Springslde mine at the edge of the city limIts The clash could not have been prevented pre-vented had not state and national of Beers of the United Mine Worklr of America interfered by wiring District President William Topham to postpone acton until after this morning pendIng pend-Ing Investigation of the condition of tqC Springside mIne which is alleged to be dangerous being operated without a boss and a registered engineer At the time the message was received the local mIner reinforced by several hundred from Danville Cofeen Mo I wequa Assumption Litchfeld Gies pie and other outside mining towns t were in secret session in barge gulch between the Illinois Central railroad I and the Pana Coal companys property near the north end of the city laying plans to march on the deputies and negroes at Springide ad forcibly compelling the negroes to leave The meeting was presided over by a negro miner named Dean of Danvilbe Damle I I was only by the most persistent pleading and reasoning by President Topham ana other leader that the miners were prevented from marching on the shaft The meeting was attended at-tended by fully 10 miners theIr only light being that of the moon and with guards and pickets doing duty to keep out all but mine worker I was pointed out that the deputes at the Springside mine were armed with Springfield and Winchester rIles There were only two Winchesters and a few shotguns in the miner crowd revolvers All the men however are armed with |
