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Show FINDS QUANTITY OF DYNAMITE AT ZEIGLER SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Dec. 6.-MaJ. VI H. Elliott left last night (or Zelgler to assume as-sume command of tfie troops. Major Elliott was called to Springfield Saturday by Adjutant-General . Scott and was ordered or-dered to go at once to Znlgler. last night at Zelgler was comparatively comparative-ly qujet, only about fifteen shots being fired. Deputy United States Marshal Skaggs created a sensation in Zelgler at noon by bringing In thirty-eight sticks of dynamite dyna-mite he had found between tho office building and the pumping statiou. The lnamite was tied in two bundles with a fuse on each that had been lighted, but which. It is supposed, the damp, cold night prevented exploding. The dynamite was placed on the ground just above the principal water main which supplies Zelgler with wster. Had it exploded the water main would have been demolished and possibly the pump station. Captain Satterfield. . commander of the third battalion, today requested Sheriff Stein to urgs Adjutant-General Scott to send two more companies of militia. |