, 1874-03-24
LUM MBERMEN'S RIOT.
Trouble Between Rival Boom Compa-
nies IN MontcaIm County,
Mich.
MiI-1ates Foroibly Opened, and aeV~
eral Dams Carried Away, =
Troops En- Route to the Scene Of Dis.
turbancc.

special Dfspatch to 7hs Chttaao Tribune.
DRrnosT, Nlicli., Niarch 23.-Up to 0 o'clock
only scattering dispatches hayo reached hero
CONCERNING the trouble among tile booming
companies on Flint Rtvor III hloutcalm County.
Tho region Ia quito remote, and communication
with 1t ralhor limited. Such kilograms aud ]et-
tera rs have como do not give very oloar idea
Of tho
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE
or the presont situation. This Hprlng o Booond
boom company was organized OIL the Flat Rivof,
md tho rivalry between It aud tho old QUO Hoon,s
| to be at Tho bottom Of tho presont outbreak.
Tho mill-ownera also have refused to open thor
| damB mud lot logs be run through
them as usual. The rcsut was, that
tho different parties took tho 1aw
into their own hantls, and tho gates have boon
opened md tho dams injured. These proceed
in9s havo boon attondcd by quito a number Of
colIisious between tho difforont parties, and tho
| arouslng Of great
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE LuMnEHMEN,
| Of whom tliore arc several hundred Oil tho Flat
| Rtyor and it's tributaries. Armed partioB havo
atood gunid over tho threatoned mills mud dauls ;
arrests have beon mndo, excited crowds hare
| gatlorol In Greenvillo, and serious riot has
| be zen impending during tho 1aBt two days. To-
day It became evident that the situation waa
getting to be vorv serious, and although 10
aotual bloodslled was yet reported the Sheriff Of
| klontcalm Comfy concluded TINT the ordinary
force would fail to keep tho unruly crowd In
aSe, aud he
| rELEaRApuED ron AID
to the Governor at Ln,sing. Tile latter ordered
the Light Guards Of Grand Rapids to tie Bcano
| Of the t1ouble at ouce, aud TINT organization
!eft over ,ho arand Napitls 4 1n'lapa Road to
their arrival Ut Green~illo has yet been focoivod
hut from the fact that no further appeals fur aid
have been received, it is concluded that the
situation IL quiet there.
DETROIT, M'ch., March 23.-Nothing definite
has beon received in regard to tile disturbances
among the Boom Companics' men at Gowan.
The outbreak appears to have been caused by
lied this spring, and tho old Company. The
,nill-ownorB re. Used to open their dams and lot
the logs bo rim through. Tho different Com
paucs took the Inv III their own Annds and
destroyed. T:ore is much excitement among
lumbor1nen, and thoro has been Several COL
lisons between different parsies, reported to
number seyoral hundred. Armed parties Kave
stood guard oyor the mills and dams. a serious
riot has been Impending for tho leas two days.
| Tho Grand Eapids Guards loft Grand Rapids bv
special train this afternoon for tho Rcone OF the
| disturbance.
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LATER.
| Srecfal Disuateh 10 1He Chicago Tribune
! GRAND RAr1Ds. Mich, March 2y-12 m.-Yonr
reporter went with tie dlaud Rapids Guards as
| fur as tho railroad junction ut 1onia, wnc:e he
| gathered such accounts concerning the riot as
inado it appear that nothing further could bo
| learned by proceeding to tue scene OF tho dis
tlrbance at present. Tho military, however,
wont on and military company from Detroit
wero expected to corporate with them.
| THE TROUBLE BEGAN
as long ago ae Friday afternoon, when gang Of
NTH belonging to the new booming company
forcibiy took possession Of the dam ut Ray
and cut away tho long chute OF tho ola Boom,ng
| T'h; r. ~ no,annnmw r. .rh;c1, 1Vor;ior,v T. ~
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